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Core knowledge and its role in explaining uniquely human cognition: Some questions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2024

Armin W. Schulz Open the ORCID record for Armin W. Schulz [Opens in a new window]
Armin W. Schulz*
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Department of Philosophy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA awschulz@ku.edu http://people.ku.edu/~a382s825/
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Abstract

Questions can be raised about the central status that evolutionarily ancient core knowledge systems are given in Spelke's otherwise very compelling theory. So, the existence of domain-general learning capacities has to be admitted, too, and no clear reason is provided to doubt the existence of uniquely human cognitive adaptations. All of these factors should be acknowledged when explaining human thought.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e141
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