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Technical reasoning alone does not take humans this far

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 August 2020

Maxime Derex Open the ORCID record for Maxime Derex [Opens in a new window]  and
Robert Boyd
Maxime Derex
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Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, 31080 Toulouse Cedex 06, Francemaxime.derex@iast.fr
Robert Boyd
Affiliation:
School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ85287-4101. robert.Boyd.1@asu.edu
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Abstract

Although we see much utility in Osiurak and Reynaud's in-depth discussion on the role of what they term technical reasoning in cumulative culture, we argue that they neglect the time and energy costs that individuals would have to face to acquire skills in the absence of specific socio-cognitive abilities.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e162
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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