RE: In Defense of a Non-Natural Moral Order
August 26, 2019 at 12:48 pm
(This post was last modified: August 26, 2019 at 2:34 pm by John 6IX Breezy.)
Tooby and Cosmides (2005) also argue that we can reject the hypothesis that the mind is equipped for good conditional reasoning across all domains. Instead we are good at detecting violations to conditionals based on their specific content, for example, if they relate to social exchange. This does not imply that you are unable to reason through an abstract and descriptive conditional, but you will struggle in ways you otherwise wouldn't.
Reference: Cosmides, L., & Tooby, J. (2005). Neurocognitive adaptations designed for social exchange. In D. M. Buss (ed.),The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 584–627.
Reference: Cosmides, L., & Tooby, J. (2005). Neurocognitive adaptations designed for social exchange. In D. M. Buss (ed.),The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 584–627.