The Plasticine Social Contract
Kim Strale
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Kim Sterelny's "The Plasticine Social Contract" examines the evolutionary and cultural foundations of human social cooperation.
Sterelny argues that human societies are shaped by a combination of biological predispositions and cultural innovations.
He focuses on the role of cultural learning and transmission in enabling cooperation beyond kin groups.
The book explores how social norms, institutions, and cognitive adaptations interact to create cohesive and complex societies.
Sterelny draws on insights from evolutionary biology, anthropology, and philosophy to offer a comprehensive account of the origins and maintenance of social order.
Sterelny argues that human societies are shaped by a combination of biological predispositions and cultural innovations.
He focuses on the role of cultural learning and transmission in enabling cooperation beyond kin groups.
The book explores how social norms, institutions, and cognitive adaptations interact to create cohesive and complex societies.
Sterelny draws on insights from evolutionary biology, anthropology, and philosophy to offer a comprehensive account of the origins and maintenance of social order.
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Recommended by Nicholas Shea as interdisciplinary on the borderline between philosophy and anthropology.
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