In his more recent writings, he even attempts to combine an ironic sense of the radical contingency of our language, desires, and beliefs, with a strong commitment to liberal political values, such as the need to fight against pain and suffering and the importance of achieving
solidarity as members of a community.
Communal burial sites and elaborate rituals such
as funeral ceremonies must have strengthened the sense
of solidarity among the
community members, and their feeling
of unity in the face
of other groups,» concluded Prof. Nadel.