Possible evolution of teleological bias, language acquisition and search for meaning from primitive agency detection
The perception component of the language faculty and the teleological notion that everything may have intentions and purpose could have developed from the primitive agency detection seen in most moving animals. Many new-born, totally naive animals show predator avoidance and behave as if everything...
Main Author: | Kjeld C. Engvild |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Queen's University
2015-03-01
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Series: | Ideas in Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/IEE/article/view/5338 |
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