Savage-Rumbaugh, Sue and Fields, William M. and Segerdahl, Par and Rumbaugh, Duane
(2005)
Culture Prefigures Cognition in Pan/Homo Bonobos.
THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 20 (3).
pp. 311-328.
ISSN 2171-679X
Abstract
This article questions traditional experimental approaches to the study of primate cognition. Because of a widespread assumption that cognition in non-human primates is genetically encoded and “natural,” these approaches neglect how profoundly apes’ cultural rearing experiences affect test results. We describe how three advanced cognitive abilities – imitation, theory of mind and language – emerged in bonobos maturing in a bi-species Pan/Homo culture, and how individual rearing differences led to individual forms of these abilities. These descriptions are taken from a rich ethnographic material, and we argue for the scientific superiority of participant-based ethnographic studies of primate cognition in shared Pan/Homo cultures.
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ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) |
| Keywords: |
primate cognition, imitation, theory of mind, language, culture, ethnography |
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11 Mar 2014 17:33 |
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| Item ID: |
10473 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science |
| Publisher: |
Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco |
| Official URL: |
http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/vi... |
| DOI or Unique Handle: |
10.1387/theoria.565 |
| Date: |
September 2005 |
| Page Range: |
pp. 311-328 |
| Volume: |
20 |
| Number: |
3 |
| ISSN: |
2171-679X |
| URI: |
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10473 |
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