Re: "The Evolution of Agency" by Michael Tomasello

On Fri, 5 Apr 2024 13:13:02 +0200, Arkalen <arkalen@proton.me> wrote:

Hello all,
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Has anyone here read "The Evolution of Agency" by Michael Tomasello ?
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I thought it was a really interesting (and very short) book that kind of
blew my mind, and months later I can confirm it still impacts how I
think about human consciousness and social living. I'm still not sure
though how much of that is just being dazzled, or reading things for the
first time that are actually already well-known, or if the book is plain
wrong and if so on what.
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I'd toyed with the idea of doing a book report here, and still might if
motivation arises, but I figured now it's been out long enough that
someone else might actually have read it and have takes.

Since you mention him, there are several Youtube videos from Michael
Tomasello.

The following is an 18-minute podcast where he discusses the following
questions:

When do young children begin to cooperate and show signs of fairness?
How does a shared experience influence a child’s behaviour towards an
adult? Why has our tendency towards cooperation not kept up with the
development of our social society?

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7OXawQhjas>

The following is an hour long lecture by Michael Tomasello about his
book "Becoming Human: A Theory of Ontogeny" and the evolution of
co-operation in humans:

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNbeleWvXyQ>

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