Co-operation and Community

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Co-operation and Community

“Every idea, no matter how powerful, has its limits”

Did co-operation evolve?

The idea of community

Natural & social sciences

On Co-operation and Community the natural sciences are used to explore co-operation among living organisms, including human beings. Can evolution explain the origins of co-operation?

The social sciences are used to explore the idea of community. It is a pervasive idea, but it is elusive. How far can it go? Is there such a thing as community?

One question can lead to another. For example: why do people associate with each other in groups? Are relationships with other people ends in themselves, or social means to individual ends? Biology, psychology, sociology and political philosophy are drawn on to explore these questions.