Chapter 2. Cognitive Evolution
- Prof. Dr. Franz M. Wuketits1,
- Prof. Dr. Christoph Antweiler2
Published Online: 7 OCT 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9783527619702.ch2
Copyright © 2004 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KCaA
Book Title
Handbook of Evolution: The Evolution of Human Societies and Cultures, Volume 1
Additional Information
How to Cite
Diettrich, O. (2008) Cognitive Evolution, in Handbook of Evolution: The Evolution of Human Societies and Cultures, Volume 1 (eds F. M. Wuketits and C. Antweiler), WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KCaA, Weinheim. doi: 10.1002/9783527619702.ch2
Editor Information
- 1
Universität Trier, Fachbereich IV, Ethnologie, 54286 Trier, Germany
- 2
Institut fur Wissenschaftstheorie, Universitat Wien, Sensengasse 8, 1090 Wien, Austria
Publication History
- Published Online: 7 OCT 2008
- Published Print: 17 DEC 2003
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9783527308392
Online ISBN: 9783527619702
- Summary
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Keywords:
- selection epistemology;
- physical environment;
- phylogenetically plausible;
- phenomena of quantum;
- macroscopic entropy
Summary
The prelims comprise:
Introduction
The Equivalence Postulate
Our Inborn World View
The Cognitive Operator Theory
The Operational Definitions of Space, Time, and Causality
Induction and the Compressibility of Observational and Theoretical Terms
Communication, Meaning, and the Compressibility of Semantic Terms
Extensions
Action, Perception, and the Role of ‘Cyclic Variables’ in Cognitive Evolution
Adaptation and Assimilation vs. Action and Perception
Epistemological Autoreproduction
Is Cultural/Scientific Evolution Really Lamarckian?
Physical and Social Problem-Solving in Cognitive Evolution
Summary
References