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Sunday, September 13, 2020

We in the west are "WEIRD"

Nigel Warburton (@philosophybites) tweeted at 4:59 AM on Sun, Sep 13, 2020:
You're probably a weirdo. ⁦@danieldennett⁩ explains... https://t.co/t687E5KfwU
(https://twitter.com/philosophybites/status/1305083636610412545?s=02)

"WEIRD: Western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic."

"...The world today has billions of inhabitants who have minds strikingly different from ours. Roughly, we weirdos are individualistic, think analytically, believe in free will, take personal responsibility, feel guilt when we misbehave and think nepotism is to be vigorously discouraged, if not outlawed. Right? They (the non-WEIRD majority) identify more strongly with family, tribe, clan and ethnic group, think more “holistically,” take responsibility for what their group does (and publicly punish those who besmirch the group’s honor), feel shame — not guilt — when they misbehave and think nepotism is a natural duty..." Daniel Dennett
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