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Evolving resolve

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2021

Walter Veit Open the ORCID record for Walter Veit [Opens in a new window]  and
David Spurrett Open the ORCID record for David Spurrett [Opens in a new window]
Walter Veit
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School of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia wrwveit@gmail.com; https://walterveit.com/
David Spurrett
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Philosophy, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa. spurrett@ukzn.ac.za; https://philpeople.org/profiles/david-spurrett
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Abstract

The broad spectrum revolution brought greater dependence on skill and knowledge, and more demanding, often social, choices. We adopt Sterelny's account of how cooperative foraging paid the costs associated with longer dependency, and transformed the problem of skill learning. Scaffolded learning can facilitate cognitive control including suppression, whereas scaffolded exchange and trade, including inter-temporal exchange, can help develop resolve.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e56
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