Through the Agents’ Minds: Cognitive Mediators of Social Action
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Thesis: Macro-level social phenomena are implemented through the (social) actions and minds of the individuals. Without an explicit theory of the agents’ minds that founds agents’ behaviour we cannot understand and explain macro-level social phenomena, and in particular how they work. We will apply this to: social cooperation and its forms; team work and organisation; social values; social norms; social functions. AntiThesis: Mind is not enough: the theory of individual (social) mind and action is not enough to understand and explain several macro-level social phenomena. First, there are pre-cognitive, objective social structures that constrain the actions of the agents independent of their awareness or decision; second, there are emergent, unaware or non-contractual forms of cooperation, organisation, and
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