Animal Sociality (feat. Cynthia Willett)
Overthink
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Play Is the Foundation for the Reciprocity That Holds Societies Together
Canines are very hierarchical animals, but in play, they set aside those hierarchies. Play itself is the foundation for this kind of ethical normativity. We see this call and response dynamic also in preverbal human infants. If you're repeated biolator, you're exiled from dog society, nime society.
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