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Supporting the weight of the elephant in the room: Technical intelligence propped up by social cognition and language
Alex Thornton1, Francesca Happé2, Christine A Caldwell3
1Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, PenrynTR10 9FE, UKalex.thornton@exeter.ac.ukhttp://www.wildcognitionresearch.com/.
Abstract:
We consider the evolutionary plausibility of Osiurak and Reynaud's (O&R) arguments. We argue that technical reasoning is not quite the magic bullet that O&R assume, and instead propose a co-evolutionary account of the interplay between technical reasoning and social learning, with language emerging as a vital issue neglected in O&R's account.
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