Culture in the world shapes culture in the head (and vice versa)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-12-2019
Journal
The Behavioral and brain sciences
Volume
42
First Page
e172
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1017/S0140525X19001079
Abstract
We agree with Heyes that an explanation of human uniqueness must appeal to cultural evolution, and not just genes. Her account, though, focuses narrowly on internal cognitive mechanisms. This causes her to mischaracterize human behavior and to overlook the role of material culture. A more powerful account would view cognitive gadgets as spanning organisms and their (shared) environments.
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