Title: 'Societies of the Wild'
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Since Aristotle\, animals were thought to be inna tely endowed with their skills and social structures. That view is being t ransformed with a growing understanding that all animals have things to lea rn\, and they can only learn these things from others. From research on chi mpanzee cultural differences to the discovery that fruit flies learn who to mate with from observing others\, animals across existing life appear to h ave culture.
As we find evidence of culture in animals across species \, this is a good time to examine the kind of cultures animals have\, and t o explore the social implications of living with other cultural animals. In the behavioral biological sense of the term\, “culture” refers to socially learning a behavioral tradition that is seen in some communities but not o thers. For anthropologists and sociologists\, “culture” has different\, ric her meanings\, as well as a problematic history. In this talk I will offer an argument in favor of animals having a type of rich culture that includes social norms. I will introduce three implications of robust animal culture : for human-wildlife conflict\, multi-culturalism and cultural appropriatio n\, and the possibility of animal cultural heritage.
Bio:
Kristin Andrews\, philosopher and author\, holds the York Research Chair in Animal Minds at York University (Canada) where s he is Professor in the Philosophy Department\, CIFAR Fellow in the Future F lourishing program\, and on the board of directors for the Borneo Orangutan Society Canada. Her research combines philosophical and empirical approach es to question about animal consciousness\, agency\, and sociality. Her boo ks include The Animal Mind: An Introduction to the Phi losophy of Animal Cognition\, How to Study Animal Minds\, Chimpanzee Rights: The Philosophers’ Brief. She is currently writing a trade book on animal culture and multi-specie s norms.
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