% pubman genre = article @article{item_3047393, title = {{Is reasoning culturally transmitted?}}, author = {O{\textasciigrave}Madagain, Cathal}, language = {eng}, issn = {0210-1602}, url = {https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo{\textbraceleft}\textequals{\textbraceright}6865385}, publisher = {Fund{\'a}cion Dialnet}, address = {Rioja}, year = {2019}, date = {2019}, abstract = {{On Mercier and Sperber{\textquoteright}s account, reasoning is a skill that is designed primarily for engaging argumentatively with others, rather than for private reflection. A closely related claim that they do not commit to is that reasoning might be {\textquoteleft}culturally transmitted{\textquoteright}: learned from others, and even improved over generations. I argue here that there are good grounds to suppose that our reasoning skills are indeed transmitted in this way, at least in part.}}, journal = {{Teorema: Revista internacional de filosof{\'\i}a}}, volume = {38}, number = {1}, pages = {107--120}, }