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Ep. 326: Guest Michael Tomasello on the Evolution of Agency (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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Agents, Normativity, and Evolution

This chapter explores the concept of normativity and how it relates to the evolution of agency. The speakers discuss the compatibility between the natural world and the normative world, and the cognitive capacities necessary for normativity. They also touch on the history of will and the concept of collective agency.

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