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Léo Fitouchi

Observed names: Fitouchi, L, Fitouchi, Léo
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, Toulouse School of Economics, Institut Jean Nicod, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, Université Toulouse Capitole, École des hautes études en sciences sociales
Observed institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, École Normale Supérieure - PSL, Université Toulouse-I-Capitole, Toulouse School of Economics, Institut Jean Nicod, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, Université Toulouse Capitole, Toulouse School of Economics Research, Saint Mary's University, École des hautes études en sciences sociales
ORCID: 0000-0002-1724-0129
Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-1724-0129
OpenAlex ID: A5029742003
Moral disciplining: The cognitive and evolutionary foundations of puritanical morality
2022 · Léo Fitouchi, Jean-Baptiste André, et al. · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 112
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Supernatural punishment beliefs as cognitively compelling tools of social control
2021 · Léo Fitouchi, Manvir Singh · Current Opinion in Psychology · 74
Punitive justice serves to restore reciprocal cooperation in three small-scale societies
2023 · Léo Fitouchi, Manvir Singh · Evolution and Human Behavior · 44
Prosocial religions as folk-technologies of mutual policing.
2025 · Léo Fitouchi, Manvir Singh, et al. · Psychological Review · 41
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An evolutionary contractualist theory of morality
2022 · Jean-Baptiste André, Léo Fitouchi, et al. · PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) · 37
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The social leverage effect: Institutions transform weak reputation effects into strong incentives for cooperation
2024 · Julien Lie-Panis, Léo Fitouchi, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 24
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The gene’s-eye view of culture: vehicles, not replicators
2023 · Nicolas Baumard, Léo Fitouchi, et al. · 19
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Are There Really So Many Moral Emotions?
2024 · Léo Fitouchi, Jean-Baptiste André, et al. · Oxford University Press eBooks · 18
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Cultural diversity and wisdom of crowds are mutually beneficial and evolutionarily stable
2020 · Benoît de Courson, Léo Fitouchi, et al. · Scientific Reports · 13
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Carving Stories at their Natural Joints
2024 · Edgar Dubourg, Valentin Thouzeau, et al. · OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) · 12
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From supernatural punishment to big gods to puritanical religions: clarifying explanatory targets in the rise of moralizing religions
2022 · Léo Fitouchi, Jean-Baptiste André, et al. · Religion Brain & Behavior · 8
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Harmless bodily pleasures are moralized because they are perceived as reducing self-control and cooperativeness
2022 · Léo Fitouchi, Jean-Baptiste André, et al. · PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) · 8
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The puritanical moral contract: Purity, cooperation, and the architecture of the moral mind
2023 · Léo Fitouchi, Jean-Baptiste André, et al. · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 5
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The intertwined cultural evolution of ascetic spiritualities and puritanical religions as technologies of self-discipline
2021 · Léo Fitouchi, Jean-Baptiste André, et al. · Religion Brain & Behavior · 5
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Why human societies adopt rigid moral rules: The efficiency–robustness trade-off
2026 · Julien Lie-Panis, Léo Fitouchi, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 3
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When instrumental inference hides behind seemingly arbitrary conventions
2022 · Edgar Dubourg, Léo Fitouchi, et al. · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 2
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The intertwined cultural evolution of ascetic spiritualities and puritanical religions as technologies of self-discipline
2021 · Léo Fitouchi, Jean-Baptiste André, et al. · OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) · 2
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Retributive Sentiments Track Both Deterrent and Compensatory Concerns in a Small-Scale Society and a WEIRD Sample
2026 · Léo Fitouchi, Manvir Singh · Psychological Science · 1
Trust in artificial moral advisors across cultures
2026 · Scott Claessens, Konrad Bocian, et al. · PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) · 1
Trust miscalibration across cultures and social classes
2026 · Grégoire Darcy, Léo Fitouchi, et al. · PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) · 1
Harmless bodily pleasures are moralized because they are perceived as reducing self-control and cooperativeness
2025 · Léo Fitouchi, Daniel Nettle · Cognition · 1
Harmless Bodily Pleasures are Moralized Because They are Perceived as Reducing Self-Control and Cooperativeness
2024 · Léo Fitouchi, Jean-Baptiste André, et al. · SSRN Electronic Journal · 1
Reciprocal contracts – not competitive acquisition – explain the moral psychology of ownership
2023 · Jean-Baptiste André, Léo Fitouchi, et al. · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 1
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Wrongful and wrongless harms - Study 4
2026 · Grégory Fiorio, Léo Fitouchi, et al. · Open Science Framework
Wrongful and wrongless harms - Study 3
2026 · Grégory Fiorio, Léo Fitouchi, et al. · Open Science Framework
Works count: 50
Citation count: 434
H-index: 10
I10-index: 10
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