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Technical reasoning alone does not take humans this far

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Although we see much utility in Osiurak and Reynaud's in-depth discussion on the role of what they term technical reasoning in cumulative culture, we argue that they neglect the time and energy costs that individuals would have to face to acquire skills in the absence of specific socio-cognitive abilities.

Source: Behavioral and Brain Sciences

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x20000266

Authors: Maxime Derex, Robert Boyd

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Toulouse School of Economics, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, Toulouse School of Economics Research, Arizona State University

Language: English

Topic: Language and cultural evolution

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Agence Nationale de la Recherche

Award: Toulouse Graduate School défis en économie et sciences sociales quantitatives