A key function of 'traditions' is to manage the complex social, sexual, & economic trade-offs that people can't discuss rationally.
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Of course, rational scrutiny poses a problem to the legitimacy of traditions. That's what Weber, Habermas and others write about.
In practice, 'rational' scrutiny often overlooks hidden benefits of traditions, if they're not well formalized in scrutinizers' world view
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But there is impulsiveness in volatile environments (less continuity of behavior than under full memory). http://goo.gl/1q8JpF
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Fascinating. Thanks for the link!
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I agree. However, benefits should be able to be explained in normative -not merely functional- terms
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Stability is one goal among many, and it does not necessarily trump other social goals.
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Ivo & I model how information loss optimally induces inertia (heavy tradition-following) in stable environments. http://goo.gl/1q8JpF
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Chesterton’s fence.
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Tradition originated as means for societal values wrapped in stories to gain wide adoption
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‘Irrational’ believers receive pre-packaged worldview while unsuspectingly contributing to social harmony
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“Tradition means giving a vote to most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead.” G. K. Chesterton
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What about tradition is a dialog between generations......may the best win.........can you life with that?
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