[Koglist] [CEU Cogsci Talks] CogSci CEU Departmental Colloquium: June 3, Wednesday: Pascal Boyer (Washington University of St Louis) - Institutions and the Social Mind: How Evolved Psychology Fashions Cultural Norms

The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to a talk (as part of its Departmental Colloquium series) by Pascal Boyer (Washington University of St Louis) Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 17:00-18:30 Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Oktober 6 street 7, room 101. Title: Institutions and the Social Mind: How Evolved Psychology Fashions Cultural Norms Abstract: In many domains, social institutions display highly specific features that are common across cultures. This can be explained if we consider how evolved capacities and preferences in human minds make certain kinds of norms more "natural" than others, that is, more intuitive and compelling. This is illustrated here in three domains, marriage institutions, ownership rules and religious morality. In these three cases, cultural transmission ends up favoring institutions that are closer to evolved intuitions. See more at: http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/events/2015-06-03/departmental-colloquium-p… We are looking forward to see you there (Frankel Leo utca 30-34)! Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events ______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-subscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-unsubscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu