Coevoluzionismo senza se e senza ma

The main aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between brain and language in terms of coevolution. Nowadays, the thesis of coevolution is defended by the exponents of the neoculturalist paradigm to claim that language is the product of cultural (not biological) evolution. In our opinion,...

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Main Author: Francesco Ferretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rosenberg & Sellier 2010-06-01
Series:Rivista di Estetica
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/estetica/1686
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description The main aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between brain and language in terms of coevolution. Nowadays, the thesis of coevolution is defended by the exponents of the neoculturalist paradigm to claim that language is the product of cultural (not biological) evolution. In our opinion, this claim is misleading. From our point of view, in fact, we can refer to the relationship between brain and language in terms of coevolution only if we are prepared to maintain that language is the product of natural selection. In our opinion, in other words, the coevolution thesis involves the idea of language as biological (not cultural) adaptation.
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spelling doaj.art-515fcaf4c24e46cead896938c0fd114b2022-12-22T02:39:43ZengRosenberg & SellierRivista di Estetica0035-62122421-58642010-06-0144294310.4000/estetica.1686Coevoluzionismo senza se e senza maFrancesco FerrettiThe main aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between brain and language in terms of coevolution. Nowadays, the thesis of coevolution is defended by the exponents of the neoculturalist paradigm to claim that language is the product of cultural (not biological) evolution. In our opinion, this claim is misleading. From our point of view, in fact, we can refer to the relationship between brain and language in terms of coevolution only if we are prepared to maintain that language is the product of natural selection. In our opinion, in other words, the coevolution thesis involves the idea of language as biological (not cultural) adaptation.http://journals.openedition.org/estetica/1686
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title Coevoluzionismo senza se e senza ma
title_full Coevoluzionismo senza se e senza ma
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title_short Coevoluzionismo senza se e senza ma
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