Where does the elephant come from? The evolution of causal cognition is the key

Peter Gärdenfors; Anders Högberg; Marlize Lombard

doi:10.1017/S0140525X20000059

Where does the elephant come from? The evolution of causal cognition is the key

Peter Gärdenfors, Anders Högberg, Marlize Lombard

Paleo Research Institute

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Abstract

Osiurak and Reynaud do not explain the evolutionary emergence and development of the elephant in the room, that is, technical cognition. We first argue that there is a tight correlation between the evolution of cumulative technological culture (CTC) and the evolution of reasoning about abstract forces. Second, intentional teaching plays a greater role in CTC evolution than acknowledged in the target article.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e164
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X20000059
Publication status	Published - 10 Aug 2020

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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