12 Mar
2018
12 Mar
'18
1:12 p.m.
The CEU Department of Cognitive Science and the Social Mind Center cordially invites you
to its talk by
Michael Bang
Petersen<http://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/michael-bang-petersen(7998cc16-75d5-4065-8b6e-395d73e22151).html>
(Aarhus University)
Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 - 17:00-18:30
Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Oktober 6 St. 7, room 101
The Design of the Political Mind
In order to understand how modern citizens think and feel about politics, we need to
understand what their political minds were designed for. There is only one explanation for
functional biological design: evolution by natural selection. In this talk, I will discuss
and illustrate how evolution designed the human mind to help our ancestors navigate in the
politics of small-scale groups and how this design of the political mind continues to
shape modern politics. Perhaps surprisingly, much irrationality in modern politics is a
direct consequence of a mind that is extremely well-designed for the politics of the past.
We are looking forward to see you at the talk!
Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events
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