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Humans are the only species that (as far as we know) are able to cognize, i.e., to process symbolically mediated normative information. Humans can acquire, produce, distribute and implement social norms and concepts. To be able to do so is to have certain cognitive skills and so be able to use symbols, concepts and norms as normative cognitive tools. Knowing what is right and wrong, pure and impure etc., is to be guided in cognizing and an aid in predicting probable ranges of behaviour in self and others. In the presentation some examples of this will be given - as tools for further discussions.