Evolutionary mechanisms of teaching

Peter Gärdenfors; Anders Högberg

doi:10.1017/S0140525X1400048X

Evolutionary mechanisms of teaching

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We argue that Kline's analysis does not account for the evolutionary mechanisms that can explain the uniqueness of human teaching. We suggest that data should be complemented by an analysis of archaeological material with respect to what forms of teaching are required for the transmission of technologies over generations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e41
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	38
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X1400048X
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Comparative Language Studies and Linguistics
Educational Sciences

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