Does Cognitive Structure Ground Social Structure? The Case of the Radical Enlightenment
Cross-culturally two widely observed forms of social structure are individualism (open societies) and ascribed hierarchies (closed societies). Associated with these two types of social structure are a wide range of recurrent concomitant features. It is proposed that these two forms of social structu...
| Published in: | Journal of cognition and culture |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Journal of cognition and culture
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Cognitive orientation
/ Social structure
/ Enlightenment
/ Socio-cultural change
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AE Psychology of religion VA Philosophy ZB Sociology ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Social status
B folk-biology B social mobility B Enlightenment B MODULARITY B folk-physics |
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| Summary: | Cross-culturally two widely observed forms of social structure are individualism (open societies) and ascribed hierarchies (closed societies). Associated with these two types of social structure are a wide range of recurrent concomitant features. It is proposed that these two forms of social structure are common, in part, because they are associated with modular forms of understanding that lend intuitive support to them. In particular, it is proposed that individualistic open societies are associated with a folk-physics mode of construal whereas closed societies are associated with a folk-biological mode of construal. These distinctions are illustrated with the European Enlightenment as a hypothesized transition from closed to open societies. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5373 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of cognition and culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685373-12340087 |