Causal Cognition, Force Dynamics and Early Hunting Technologies

With this contribution we analyze ancient hunting technologies as one way to explore the development of causal cognition in the hominin lineage. Building on earlier work, we separate seven grades of causal thinking. By looking at variations in force dynamics as a central element in causal cognition,...

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Main Authors: Peter Gärdenfors, Marlize Lombard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00087/full