Christopher X J. Jensen
Associate Professor, Pratt Institute

Writing and record-keeping as important tools in the evolution of large-scale human cooperation

Posted 25 Oct 2013 / 0

This View of LifeThe Role Of Writing And Recordkeeping In The Cultural Evolution Of Human Cooperation

What is also so interesting about written language is that it is another means of defining a group: only those who are literate and can read the particular recorded language can fully benefit from the cooperation fostered by written records.

A Minor Post, Cooperation, Empathy, Group Selection, Multilevel Selection

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