%0 Journal Article
%A O`Madagain, Cathal
%+ Department of Developmental and Comparative Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society
%T Is reasoning culturally transmitted?  : 
%G eng
%U https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-6357-C
%U https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=6865385
%D 2019
%* Review method: peer-reviewed
%X On Mercier and Sperber’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 ‘culturally transmitted’: 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.
%K reasoning, ; mercier ; Sperber ; cultural transmission ; cultural ratchet
%J Teorema: Revista internacional de filosofía
%V 38
%N 1
%& 107
%P 107 - 120
%I Fundácion Dialnet
%C Rioja
%@ 0210-1602