Is undisciplined behavior antithetical to cooperation, or is it part and parcel of it?

Behav Brain Sci. 2023 Oct 4:46:e315. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X23000304.

Abstract

This commentary raises three points in response to the target article. First, what appear to be victimless behaviors in highly individualistic, post-industrial societies might have a direct impact on group members in small-scale societies. Second, many societies show marked tolerance or ambivalence toward intemperate behavior. Third, undisciplined behavior is not antithetical to cooperation but can be used to cooperative ends.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cooperative Behavior*
  • Humans
  • Societies*