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Shared Intentions In Humans

We see others as 'Intentional agents' - and that is a major advantage our specie has: it enables us to corporate better with others.

Tagged With: #permanent-notes #evolution #society #anthropology #cooperation

Published on Aug 24, 2024

Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humanity. It asks the same questions philosophers have asked - but only questions about humans(Why language? What is morality? etc). But rather than looking inward like philosophy, anthropology studies human cultures to get the the answers. Due to this, the answers Anthropology finds are not universal truths - its the truth of a set of people at a specific point in time.

Tagged With: #permanent-notes #anthropology #society #cognition #philosophy

Published on Apr 19, 2021