Compared to other animals, humans appear to have a special motivation to share experiences and mental states with others
(Clark, 2006; Grice, 1975), which enables them to
enter a condition of ‘we’ or shared intentionality (Tomasello & Carpenter, 2005). Shared
intentionality has been suggested to be an evolutionary response to unique problems faced in complex joint action coordination (Levinson, 2006; Tomasello, Carpenter, Call, Behne, & Moll,
2005) and to be unique to humans (Tomasello, 2014). The theoretical and empirical bases
for this claim, however, present several issues and inconsistencies. Here, we suggest that shared intentionality can be approached as an
interactional achievement, and that by studying how our closest relatives, the great apes, coordinate joint action with conspecifics, we
might demonstrate some correlate abilities of shared intentionality, such as the appreciation of joint commitment. We provide seven examples
from bonobo joint activities to illustrate our framework.
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