The Sense of Commitment in Joint Action: Towards a Comparative Perspective

John Michael (University of Warwick)

Abstract: Recent research provides evidence that, in the context of joint action, individuals’ sense of commitment sustains their motivation to persist in performing actions which their joint action partners are expecting and may be relying on them to perform. I will provide an overview of this research and discuss its implications for philosophical discussions about the normativity of joint action. I will also present a new line of research investigating individual and cultural differences with respect to the sense of commitment and offer some reflections about what we can infer from these differences.

This talk will also be available live streamed on You Tube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.