Authors

Paul Sheldon Davies

The Diversity of Norm Psychologies: A Challenge for the Law

Abstract

Can we craft a coherent set of laws applicable to populations with deep cultural diversity? The full force of this question—call it the generalization challenge—has emerged recently thanks to advances in the sciences of the human, especially theories of neuroscience and psychology framed by theories of biological and especially cultural evolution. The goal of this Article is to describe enough of those advances to make clear the force of the challenge. The motivation is simple: as we endeavor to imagine the future of law in light of discoveries in neuroscience and related disciplines, being apprised of the generalization challenge may increase our chances of discovering an effective solution.

Repository Citation

Paul Sheldon Davies, The Diversity of Norm Psychologies: A Challenge for the Law, 63 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 1167 (2022), https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmlr/vol63/iss4/4