Differences in autonomy of humans and ultrasocial insects

Differences in autonomy of humans and ultrasocial insects

The target article is built on an analogy between humans and ultrasocial insects. We argue that there are many important limitations to the analogy that make any possible inferences from the analogy questionable. We demonstrate the issue using an example of the difference between a loss of autonomy...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2016-01, Vol.39, p.e116-e116, Article e116
Hauptverfasser: Vranka, Marek, Bahník, Štěpán
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal behavior
Animals
Autonomy
Cultural anthropology
Evolution
Humans
Insecta
Insects
Morality
Personal Autonomy
Self interest
Social Behavior
Social psychology
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Zusammenfassung:The target article is built on an analogy between humans and ultrasocial insects. We argue that there are many important limitations to the analogy that make any possible inferences from the analogy questionable. We demonstrate the issue using an example of the difference between a loss of autonomy in humans and in social insects.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X1500120X