Do People Serve Party Punishment?

Cristina Bicchieri is the S. J. Patterson Harvie Professor of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania.

In our conversation we discuss —

• How to define social norms and distinguish them from similar concepts
• How social norms evolve and why they often persist, even in situations where they are harmful
• Real world policy applications of social norms, including covid and high-level decision making

You can read more about the topics we cover in this episode's write-up: hearthisidea.com/episodes/bicchieri

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