Tinkering with cognitive gadgets: Cultural evolutionary psychology meets active inference

Cognitive Gadgets offers a new, convincing perspective on the origins of our distinctive cognitive faculties, coupled with a clear, innovative research program. Although we broadly endorse Heyes’ ideas, we raise some concerns about her characterisation of evolutionary psychology and the relationship...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2019-01, Vol.42, p.e171-e171, Article e171
Main Authors: Badcock, Paul Benjamin, Constant, Axel, Ramstead, Maxwell James Désormeau
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Biological evolution
Biology
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Evolution
Evolutionary psychology
Inference
Inheritances
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Summary:Cognitive Gadgets offers a new, convincing perspective on the origins of our distinctive cognitive faculties, coupled with a clear, innovative research program. Although we broadly endorse Heyes’ ideas, we raise some concerns about her characterisation of evolutionary psychology and the relationship between biology and culture, before discussing the potential fruits of examining cognitive gadgets through the lens of active inference.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X19001018