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How to build a phylogenetic bridge to charismatic cognition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2025

Carrie Figdor Open the ORCID record for Carrie Figdor [Opens in a new window]
Carrie Figdor*
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Philosophy and Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (honorary) carrie-figdor@uiowa.edu
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Abstract

Coombs and Trestman propose to leverage what we know about the evolution of bodies to help explain the evolution of advanced cognition. While their “pivotal” traits are intended to ground the “future evolvability of complex cognition,” it’s not clear how we are supposed to get from here to there. I identify key theoretical challenges to building this bridge.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e87
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press

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