Shared intentionality shapes humans' technical know-how
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x20000163
Abstract: Abstract Osiurak and Reynaud argue that cumulative technological culture is made possible by a “non-social cognitive structure” (sect. 1, para. 1) and they offer an account that aims “to escape from the social dimension” (sect.… read more here.
Keywords: humans technical; shapes humans; intentionality; intentionality shapes ... See more keywords
How apes get into and out of joint actions
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DOI: 10.1075/is.18048.gen
Abstract: Compared to other animals, humans appear to have a special motivation to share experiences and mental states with others (Clark, 2006; Grice, 1975), which enables them to enter a condition of ‘we’ or shared intentionality… read more here.
Keywords: apes get; joint actions; shared intentionality; intentionality ... See more keywords
The language of cooperation: shared intentionality drives variation in helping as a function of group membership
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1682
Abstract: While we know that the degree to which humans are able to cooperate is unrivalled by other species, the variation humans actually display in their cooperative behaviour has yet to be fully explained. This may… read more here.
Keywords: variation; group; shared intentionality; language ... See more keywords
Shared intentionality, reason-giving and the evolution of human culture
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DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0320
Abstract: The biological approach to culture focuses almost exclusively on processes of social learning, to the neglect of processes of cultural coordination including joint action and shared intentionality. In this paper, we argue that the distinctive… read more here.
Keywords: intentionality reason; culture; shared intentionality; human culture ... See more keywords
Socially Extended Cognition and Shared Intentionality
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00831
Abstract: The paper looks at the intersection of extended cognition and social cognition. The central claim is that the mechanisms of shared intentionality can equally be considered as coupling mechanisms of cognitive extension into the social… read more here.
Keywords: cognition shared; extended cognition; shared intentionality; socially extended ... See more keywords
Sharing Experiences in Infancy: From Primary Intersubjectivity to Shared Intentionality
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.667679
Abstract: We contrast two theses that make different assumptions about the developmental onset of human-unique sociality. The primary intersubjectivity thesis (PIT) argues that humans relate to each other in distinct ways from the beginning of life,… read more here.
Keywords: thesis; primary intersubjectivity; joint attention; intersubjectivity ... See more keywords