Abstract

Why do people share food or exchange favors? In this talk I trace the origins of these behaviors through the primate lineage and in small-scale human societies. Using broad comparative analyses across species and societies as well as more focused case studies in great apes and the Tsimane of Bolivia, I outline how sharing and exchange can solve certain adaptive problems and are influenced by market forces.

Reference

Adrian Jaeggi (University of Zurich), “The evolution of sharing and exchange in humans and other primates”, IAST General Seminar, Toulouse: IAST, November 27, 2020, 11:30–12:30, room Zoom Meeting.