Dear all,
Just a reminder that the Serious Metaphysics Group will be meeting today
at 11am, with Jonathan Birch giving a talk "Punishment, Coordination and
the Psychology of Norms". Further details below.
Best wishes,
Matthew Simpson
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SUBJECT:
Serious Metaphysics - 14th May - Jonathan Birch - "Punishment,
Coordination and the Psychology of Norms"
DATE:
08-05-2014 09:12
FROM:
Matthew Simpson <[email protected]>
TO:
Phil Events <[email protected]>, Phil Metaphysics
<[email protected]>
Dear all,
The next Serious Metaphysics Group meeting will be on Wednesday 14th May
at 11am-12.30pm. Our speaker will be Jonathan Birch, who will be giving
a talk entitled _Punishment, Coordination and the Psychology of Norms_
(abstract below).
I hope to see you there.
Best wishes,
Matthew Simpson
Jonathan Birch -_ Punishment, Coordination and the Psychology of Norms_
"Human social life is held together by the psychology of norms:
the near-universal capacity to acquire and adhere to the prevailing
norms of
one's local community, and to recognize and respond to the norm
violations of
others. But why do humans have this capacity? I criticise the currently
popular
hypothesis that normative thought is an adaptation for avoiding
punishment, and
I outline a positive alternative that explains normative thought as an
adaptation
for maintaining cooperation in the face of coordination failure."
--
Matthew Simpson
PhD Student in Philosophy
University of Cambridge
Mail: Robinson College, Cambridge, CB3 9AN
--
Matthew Simpson
PhD Student in Philosophy
University of Cambridge
Mail: Robinson College, Cambridge, CB3 9AN
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