POLS 250 Lecture Notes - Group Selection, Kin Selection, Inclusive Fitness
5 Sep 2013
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Pols 250 fall term notes: secret slides part 3. Secret slide 1: 5 important differences between humans and other animals. 1) we are in competition for honour and dignity this leads us to war. 2) among animals the common good=the private good. 3) animals don"t have reason, thus they don"t see any fault in the administration of their business. 4) animals don"t have language( can"t deceive each other) 5) agreement among creatures is natural (for humans it is artificial- we need a common goal to keep it together) Steve pinker on decline of violence: a fractal phenomenon, began in england and holland around the enlightenment. Possibly score one for hobbes(he might be right about the state of. However we are more social than hobbes presumes. Secret slide 3: life is not just a struggle for survival it is also a snuggle for survival. 5 mechanisms governing the emergence of cooperation.
