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#422 Michael Tomasello: Interdependence, Shared Intentionality, Culture, and Morality

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Interdependence Is Not Reciprocal Altruism

Inrdependence enables us sor we say one another things. Reciprocal altruism, if it means i have to help you and wait around for you to pay me back, is just not stable. So intrdependence doesn't depend on you paying me back. I'm helping you because it's in my interest to help you,. Not because i'm waiting to be paid back, right? Andhen the sort of more human version, you don't get to be one of obligation and fairness and group relatedness.

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