Cognitive Innovation, Cumulative Cultural Evolution, and Enculturation
Cognitive innovation has shaped and transformed our cognitive capacities throughout history. Until recently, cognitive innovation has not received much attention by empirical and conceptual research in the cognitive sciences. This paper is a first attempt to help close this gap. It will be argued th...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2017
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| Στο/Στη: |
Journal of cognition and culture
Έτος: 2017, Τόμος: 17, Τεύχος: 5, Σελίδες: 375-395 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
cognitive innovation
cumulative cultural evolution
enculturation
neural plasticity
embodiment
cognitive niche construction
mathematical cognition
computation
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Volltext (Publisher) |
| Σύνοψη: | Cognitive innovation has shaped and transformed our cognitive capacities throughout history. Until recently, cognitive innovation has not received much attention by empirical and conceptual research in the cognitive sciences. This paper is a first attempt to help close this gap. It will be argued that cognitive innovation is best understood in connection with cumulative cultural evolution and enculturation. Cumulative cultural evolution plays a vital role for the inter-generational transmission of the products of cognitive innovation. Furthermore, there are at least two important functions of enculturation for cognitive innovation. First, enculturation is responsible for the ontogenetic acquisition of cognitive practices governing the interaction with innovative products. Second, successful processes of enculturation provide opportunities for subsequent innovative processes. The trans-generational trajectory of calculation from mathematical symbol systems to the first digital computers will serve as a paradigm example of the delicate interplay of cognitive innovation, cumulative cultural evolution, and enculturation. |
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| Φυσική περιγραφή: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1568-5373 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | In: Journal of cognition and culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685373-12340014 |