Khan, Saira (2025) A commitment account of norm externalisation. [Preprint]

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Abstract

One of the distinctive features of some norms is thought to be their externalised character. To say that a norm is externalised is to say that it is experienced as imposed on us from the outside and exacting a demand on all, regardless of their group (Stanford 2018a). Stanford (2018a) argues that externalisation evolved to facilitate correlated interaction among cooperators. However, he failed to specify the means by which externalisation achieves correlated interaction. In this article, I argue that externalisation secures correlated interaction via commitment. I also offer an account of the emergence of externalised norms that further draws attention to the role of commitments in securing correlated interaction over our evolutionary history.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Khan, Saira
Keywords:	commitment; norm; externalisation; moral; cooperation; evolution
Subjects:	General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science
Depositing User:	Dr. Saira Khan
Date Deposited:	12 Dec 2025 18:34
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2025 18:34
Item ID:	27457
Subjects:	General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science
Date:	2025
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/27457

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