Scott Partington
@scottpartington.bsky.social
PhD student in Philosophy of Science at Cambridge. Philosophy of cognitive science and moral psychology (with experiments!).
https://www.scottpartington.com
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New paper “Norms emerge through iterated learning” (with Rachana Kamtekar and Shaun Nichols) is out in PNAS!
We develop and test an account of how injunctive norms—rules about what people ought to do—can emerge through cultural transmission.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
We develop and test an account of how injunctive norms—rules about what people ought to do—can emerge through cultural transmission.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Norms emerge through iterated learning | PNAS
Injunctive norms are universal: Every culture has rules that specify what actions
are forbidden, obligatory, or permitted. Where do all of these no...
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July 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
New paper “Norms emerge through iterated learning” (with Rachana Kamtekar and Shaun Nichols) is out in PNAS!
We develop and test an account of how injunctive norms—rules about what people ought to do—can emerge through cultural transmission.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
We develop and test an account of how injunctive norms—rules about what people ought to do—can emerge through cultural transmission.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...