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Wired for society? From ego-logy to eco-logy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2024

Laurence Kaufmann  and
Fabrice Clément Open the ORCID record for Fabrice Clément [Opens in a new window]
Laurence Kaufmann
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Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland laurence.kaufmann@unil.ch, https://applicationspub.unil.ch/interpub/noauth/php/Un/UnPers.php?PerNum=871282&LanCode=37
Fabrice Clément*
Affiliation:
Cognitive Science Centre, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland https://www.unine.ch/iscc/home/equipe/fabrice-clement.html
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Corresponding author: Fabrice Clément; Email: fabrice.clement@unine.ch
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Abstract

Somewhat questioning Elizabeth Spelke's attempt to account for infants’ social knowledge, our commentary argues that social cognition might be divided into several specialized systems. In addition to the core system dedicated to the intersubjective dimension of close relationships, infants could be prewired to process social relationships, such as dominance, characterized by their impersonal, normative dimension.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e134
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press

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