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Social groups and the computational conundrums of delays, proximity, and loyalty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2022

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Dragos Simandan*
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Geography Department, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada simandan@brocku.ca https://brocku.ca/social-sciences/geography/faculty-and-staff/dragos-simandan/
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Abstract

Even though Pietraszewski acknowledges the tentative nature of the theory and the multiple lines of adjacent research needed to flesh it out, he insists that the finite set of primitives he identified is necessary and sufficient for defining social groups in the context of conflict. In this commentary I expose three interrelated conundrums that cast doubt on this simplistic presumption.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e121
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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