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On the human uniqueness of the temporal reasoning system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2019

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Carlos Montemayor*
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Department of Philosophy, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA94132. cmontema@sfsu.eduwww.carlosmontemayor.org
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Abstract

A central claim by Hoerl & McCormack is that the temporal reasoning system is uniquely human. But why exactly? This commentary evaluates two possible options to justify the thesis that temporal reasoning is uniquely human, one based on considerations regarding agency and the other based on language. The commentary raises problems for both of these options.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e266
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