Abstract
Sitting on the fine line between pathogen ‘transmissibility’ and ‘severity’, the Behavioural Immune System (BIS) is responsible for activating behaviours that minimise infection risks and maximise fitness. To achieve self-preservation, the BIS also fuels social and political attitudes. We aim to explain societal changes that may be sparked by COVID-19 by highlighting links between human evolutionary history and our psychological faculties mediated by the BIS.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 69 |
Journal | History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2021 |
Keywords
- Authoritarianism
- Pandemic
- Self-preservation
- Social and political changes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- History
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- History and Philosophy of Science