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Estudo mostra que avaliação parece se dever mais a intuições compartilhadas baseadas em princípios universais morais ou legais do que a costumes ou práticas sociais locais. arturbo/E+ via Getty Images

“Olho por olho”: estudo analisa o valor de partes do corpo ao longo da história e entre culturas

Yunsuh Nike Wee, Oklahoma State University; Daniel Sznycer, Oklahoma State University, and Jaimie Arona Krems, University of California, Los Angeles

Pessoas de muitas culturas diferentes em todo o mundo e ao longo de milênios concordam amplamente sobre quais partes do corpo são mais valiosas e quanto de compensação elas merecem quando feridas.
These values seem due more to shared intuitions than local customs or social practices. arturbo/E+ via Getty Images

An eye for an eye: People agree about the values of body parts across cultures and eras

Yunsuh Nike Wee, Oklahoma State University; Daniel Sznycer, Oklahoma State University, and Jaimie Arona Krems, University of California, Los Angeles

People from many different cultures across the globe and across millennia largely agree about which body parts are most valuable – and how much compensation they warrant when injured.
Laws from different places and eras largely reflect a universal human sense of justice. simpson33/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Intuitions about justice are a consistent part of human nature across cultures and millennia

Daniel Sznycer, Oklahoma State University and Carlton Patrick, University of Central Florida

What people consider to be fair and just today are in line with the laws of ancient Mesopotamia and the Tang Dynasty in China – suggesting that these intuitions are part of human nature.

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