As bases emocionais da cooperação: uma investigação entre a filosofia e as ciências cognitivas sobre os reguladores do comportamento social de grupos complexos

Abstract

The objective of this research is to bring theoretical and empirical subsidies based on contemporary moral philosophy together with the neurosciences for the discussion about the complexity of social systems and the expression of social behavior and the moral phenomenon. Morality, in this work, is supported by biological bases, through a fundamental psychosocial and emotional system so that the moral phenomenon can also be displayed regulating life in social groups of complex systems, of human and non-human mammals. This investigation shows the importance of organic balance, the synchronicity of the neurobiological competences of individuals and the skills for social life, such as neuroplasticity and cognition. These biological bases are essential for the application of strategies such as cooperation, reciprocity, empathy and leadership to regulate social life. This research also presents emotions as a central point for the expression of behaviors, these are universal and intrinsic to individuals who belong to social groups. Basic emotions promote behavioral efficiency, as they modulate the automatic settings of what to do,since they exert pressure on the behavior indicating, in the automatic process, an appropriate form of reaction. And it is through the verification of a solid experimental basis, supported by philosophy and science, that emotions and cognition act in cooperative social behavior are demonstrated. The genesis of empathy is associated with identification and belonging to a group. The bond is essential for complex social groups, necessarily referring toparental relationships as an important link between the natural qualities of these species and their capacity for cooperation. Therefore, normative behaviors constitute life in society, through a reciprocal system of interactions with affective bases, indispensable for regulating and shaping social behaviors. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]