Is the ecological redirection possible? An ALife perspective on sociocultural evolution in the Anthropocene

2024/04/11 by Avel GUÉNIN--CARLUT · 1 voice · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #Language and cultural evolution

paper · pdf · doi:10.31219/osf.io/bcyku

openalex publication_date 2024/04/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We attempt here to assess the possibility of reorganizing contemporary societies toward the coupled imperatives of fulfilling human needs while respecting planetary boundaries. We first show that social organization respects the property of (biological) autonomy, and suggest a principled manner to describe social change. We conclude an “ecological redirection” is possible, but necessitates an overall reorganization of social activity around lower scale, dynamic forms of organization.

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Discussions

• Agreed Guénin–Carlut, Avel. 2024. “Is the Ecological Redirection Possible? An ALife Perspective on Sociocultural Evolution in the Anthropocene.” OSF Preprints. doi.org/10.31219/osf.... [bsky, 2 points, 1 comments]

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