Technical reasoning alone does not take humans this far

Maxime Derex () and Robert Boyd
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Maxime Derex: IAST - Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Robert Boyd: ASU - Arizona State University [Tempe]

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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.

Date: 2020-08
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Published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2020, 43, ⟨10.1017/s0140525x20000266⟩

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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x20000266

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