Abstract

While interpersonal coordination, collective intelligence, and self-organization have been fundamental in the study of human social interaction over the past several decades, these phenomena have a rich history in non-human systems as well. This special issue aims to unite disciplines studying inter-entity coordination of action in shared conversation. Here, we bring together ecological psychologists, ecologists, biologists, neuroethologists, and chemists, all working toward understanding the fundamentals of group coordination. We believe that contact among these different perspectives is essential for continuing to expand the impact of the ecological perspective to other fields. While this multidisciplinary special issue takes an explicitly non-human view of collective behavior, we hope it will not only improve our basic understanding of inter-entity dynamics but also spark curiosity and inspire new approaches in the study of human collectives.

摘要

在过去的几十年中，人际协作，集体智慧和自我组织已成为人类社会互动研究的基础，但这些现象在非人类系统中也具有丰富的历史。本期专刊旨在团结学科研究共同对话中行动的实体间协调。在这里，我们汇集了生态心理学家，生态学家，生物学家，神经伦理学家和化学家，他们都致力于理解小组协作的基础。我们认为，这些不同观点之间的接触对于继续将生态观点的影响扩大到其他领域至关重要。尽管这个多学科的专题对集体行为采取了非人为的观点，