Editing Golden Rule (section)

==Science and economics==
{{Further|Reciprocity (social psychology)|Reciprocal altruism}}
Some published research argues that some 'sense' of fair play and the Golden Rule may be stated and rooted in terms of [[Neuroscience|neuroscientific]] and [[Neuroethics|neuroethical]] principles.<ref>Pfaff, Donald W., "The Neuroscience of Fair Play: Why We (Usually) Follow the Golden Rule", Dana Press, The Dana Foundation, New York, 2007. {{ISBN|978-1-932594-27-0}}</ref>

The Golden Rule can also be explained from the perspectives of psychology, philosophy, sociology, human evolution, and economics. Psychologically, it involves a person [[Empathy|empathizing]] with others. Philosophically, it involves a person perceiving their neighbor also as "I" or "self".<ref>{{cite book |title=The Golden Rule |last1=Wattles | first1=Jeffrey | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=1996 }}</ref> Sociologically, "love your neighbor as yourself" is applicable between individuals, between groups, and also between individuals and groups. In evolution, "[[reciprocal altruism]]" is seen as a distinctive advance in the capacity of human groups to survive and reproduce, as their exceptional brains demanded exceptionally long childhoods and ongoing provision and protection even beyond that of the immediate family.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Vogel| first1=Gretchen|title=The Evolution of the Golden Rule|journal=Science|volume=303|issue=Feb 2004}}</ref> In [[#Economics|economics]], Richard Swift, referring to ideas from [[David Graeber]], suggests that "without some kind of reciprocity society would no longer be able to exist."<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Swift|first1=Richard|title=Pathways & possibilities|journal=New Internationalist|volume=484|issue=July/August 2015|date=July 2015}}</ref>

Study of other primates provides evidence that the Golden Rule exists in other non-human species.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=Kerri|title=Is it a chimp-help-chimp world?|url=http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070625/full/070625-4.html|journal=Nature|volume=484|issue=Online publication|date=June 2005|access-date=19 October 2020|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109041619/http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070625/full/070625-4.html|url-status=live}}</ref>