Are ants not only ‘social insects’, but also ‘nomic insects’? In search of clues of normativity in the ant world

Behaviour 161 (2024)
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Abstract

Recently, various philosophers and ethologists have argued or hypothesised that, in addition to humans, there are also non-human animals that are capable of following rules and implementing normative behaviours. The investigation of animal normativity until now, however, has been almost exclusively focused on mammals and, in particular, non-human primates and cetaceans. In contrast, this work aims to extend this research to the world of invertebrates and, more specifically, to the world of eusocial insects. For the purpose of investigating whether there are clues of normativity in the world of eusocial insects, we will inquire into the question of whether certain behaviours of ants can be considered normatively conditioned behaviours.

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Andrea Loi
University Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Giuseppe Lorini
University of Cagliari

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