http://www.writingsonthewall.net/morality-of-groups-1 Green anarchist philosophy politics and utopian dreaming Fri, 31 May 2013 10:14:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.writingsonthewall.net/morality-of-groups-1/comment-page-1#comment-31889 Social Networks and Zombie Hordes: Zombie Psychology Pt. 2 | The Psychology of Wellbeing Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:51:27 +0000 http://www.writingsonthewall.net/?p=32#comment-31889 [...] oneself into a group that one finds “the highest levels of human flourishing.”  Other tribal psychology research suggests that cooperation and selflessness evolved as a way to promote group selection [...] [...] oneself into a group that one finds “the highest levels of human flourishing.”  Other tribal psychology research suggests that cooperation and selflessness evolved as a way to promote group selection [...]

]]> http://www.writingsonthewall.net/morality-of-groups-1/comment-page-1#comment-8276 Luis Howard Mon, 24 May 2010 06:49:56 +0000 http://www.writingsonthewall.net/?p=32#comment-8276 Psychology is one of the most interesting branches of science because there are so many unknowns.,:: Psychology is one of the most interesting branches of science because there are so many unknowns.,::

]]> http://www.writingsonthewall.net/morality-of-groups-1/comment-page-1#comment-6376 prem Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:17:41 +0000 http://www.writingsonthewall.net/?p=32#comment-6376 I think we also need to look at tribes dont demonize other tribes so extremely, the existence of a tribe is also dependent on cooperation with other tribes and they take this into account more often I think we also need to look at tribes dont demonize other tribes so extremely, the existence of a tribe is also dependent on cooperation with other tribes and they take this into account more often

]]> http://www.writingsonthewall.net/morality-of-groups-1/comment-page-1#comment-11 Writings on the wall » Blog Archive » Citizen arbitration: an utopian suggestion Sun, 19 Nov 2006 06:25:10 +0000 http://www.writingsonthewall.net/?p=32#comment-11 [...] This is the third part of a series examining the morality of the behaviour of groups, corporations and governments. The first two talk about the Psychology of tribes, and Meme systems and category mistakes. This time I’m really going out on a limb, making a suggestion about what could be done to balance the power of groups with that of individuals, and making treating one another well integral to the way society functions. [...] [...] This is the third part of a series examining the morality of the behaviour of groups, corporations and governments. The first two talk about the Psychology of tribes, and Meme systems and category mistakes. This time I’m really going out on a limb, making a suggestion about what could be done to balance the power of groups with that of individuals, and making treating one another well integral to the way society functions. [...]

]]> http://www.writingsonthewall.net/morality-of-groups-1/comment-page-1#comment-10 Writings on the wall » Blog Archive » Meme systems and category mistakes Sun, 19 Nov 2006 06:05:10 +0000 http://www.writingsonthewall.net/?p=32#comment-10 [...] In the same way a tribal group, as discussed in part one of this series, tends to have an internal culture which has as some of its characteristics grandiose tribal self-image, tribal shadow, group polarisation, and group think. This is because this type of internal culture has evolved (in the sense of evolve I’m using above) as a successful mechanism to keep tribes strong and in control of resources. Note that it’s more correct to say that these memes of internal culture have evolved successfully rather than to say that the tribes carrying them have evolved successfully. Just as with biological genes it is the success of the gene in propagating itself which matters, not the success of the organism which carries the gene, although the two are closely linked. And it is not surprising that humans themselves have inherited psychological characteristics (such as putting the tribe’s belief ahead of their own when representing the tribe) which reinforce these memes - after all tribes are such a useful method for enhancing the survival of humans (and not just because they’re usually kinship groups) that humans and tribal systems have co-evolved for hundreds of thousands of years. [...] [...] In the same way a tribal group, as discussed in part one of this series, tends to have an internal culture which has as some of its characteristics grandiose tribal self-image, tribal shadow, group polarisation, and group think. This is because this type of internal culture has evolved (in the sense of evolve I’m using above) as a successful mechanism to keep tribes strong and in control of resources. Note that it’s more correct to say that these memes of internal culture have evolved successfully rather than to say that the tribes carrying them have evolved successfully. Just as with biological genes it is the success of the gene in propagating itself which matters, not the success of the organism which carries the gene, although the two are closely linked. And it is not surprising that humans themselves have inherited psychological characteristics (such as putting the tribe’s belief ahead of their own when representing the tribe) which reinforce these memes – after all tribes are such a useful method for enhancing the survival of humans (and not just because they’re usually kinship groups) that humans and tribal systems have co-evolved for hundreds of thousands of years. [...]

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