THE CONCURRENT EVOLUTION OF MIND AND SOCIETY: THE ROLE OF RULES
The mind and society have developed together, showing how important rules are for guiding what people do. Some traditional views suggest that the mind exists separately and created social institutions, but actually, the mind grows through constant interaction with social environments. It develops based on practices and rules that helped groups succeed, often without anyone realizing the benefits at the time. Instead of thinking through every action, people usually learn from experiences, adopting behaviors that help their group survive.
As people grow up in a culture, they learn rules of behavior that they might not even be able to describe, but these rules still influence their actions. At first, there is no clear difference between what people need to do to be successful and what they should do, as they are simply learning ways to navigate their world through experience. The rules that people follow typically result in better outcomes for their groups, even if they don't fully understand why.
People also learn rules by watching others and copying their actions, often without knowing the reasons behind those behaviors. This happens in many areas of life, such as language and social behavior. Overall, these rules are part of a cultural heritage that stays relatively constant as long as they are not openly discussed or examined.
The mind and society have developed together, showing how important rules are for guiding what people do. Some traditional views suggest that the mind exists separately and created social institutions, but actually, the mind grows through constant interaction with social environments. It develops based on practices and rules that helped groups succeed, often without anyone realizing the benefits at the time. Instead of thinking through every action, people usually learn from experiences, adopting behaviors that help their group survive.
As people grow up in a culture, they learn rules of behavior that they might not even be able to describe, but these rules still influence their actions. At first, there is no clear difference between what people need to do to be successful and what they should do, as they are simply learning ways to navigate their world through experience. The rules that people follow typically result in better outcomes for their groups, even if they don't fully understand why.
People also learn rules by watching others and copying their actions, often without knowing the reasons behind those behaviors. This happens in many areas of life, such as language and social behavior. Overall, these rules are part of a cultural heritage that stays relatively constant as long as they are not openly discussed or examined.