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Causal Cognition and Theory of Mind in Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology

Lombard, Marlize and Peter Gärdenfors. 2021. Causal Cognition and Theory of Mind in Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology. Biological Theory. h...

Peter Gärdenfors Peter Gärdenfors Marlize Lombard Marlize Lombard

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Technology led to more abstract causal reasoning

Gärdenfors, Peter and Marlize Lombard. 2020. Technology led to more abstract causal reasoning. Biology & Philosophy, 35(4), 40. https://...

Peter Gärdenfors Peter Gärdenfors Marlize Lombard Marlize Lombard
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