2026/01/01 by James Winters, Mathieu Charbonneau · 1 voice
Psychology · Social Sciences · Neuroscience · #Cultural Differences and Values #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
paper · doi:10.1017/s0140525x25104482
Our commentary aims to enrich Singh's subjective selection framework in two fundamental ways. First, language is necessary for coordinating on shared instrumental goals. Without it, the explanatory burden rests largely on evolved psychology. Second, goals themselves are culturally constructed, socially transmitted, and cumulatively evolving over time. This co-evolutionary dynamic between problems and solutions exceeds what fixed psychological hierarchies can explain.