I think that agency requires a membrane, something keeps particular people in and out, such that you have any deliberate culture, principles or decision making at all.
This TED talk Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence, Jonathan Haidt talks about how having a membrane around a group is necessary for group selection to happen. This seems very related.
With out a membrane, the free rider problem can not be solved. If the free rider problem is not solved, then the group can not be fully aligned.
This TED talk Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence, Jonathan Haidt talks about how having a membrane around a group is necessary for group selection to happen. This seems very related.
With out a membrane, the free rider problem can not be solved. If the free rider problem is not solved, then the group can not be fully aligned.