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14. Culture as an Organism and the Emergence of Universal Culture
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction 1
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PART 1. On the Origin and Evolution of Language
- 1. The History of the Study of the Origin of Language 15
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PART 2. The Extended Mind Model
- 2. The Evolution of Notated Language 25
- 3. The Extended Mind Model of the Origin of Language 41
- 4. A Grand Unification Theory of Human Thought and Culture 58
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PART 3. Comparison and Synthesis of Other Approaches to the Origin of Language
- 5. How Universal Is Universal Grammar? Chomsky’s Generative Grammar 71
- 6. Is the Primary Function of Language Social Communication or the Representation of Abstract Thought? 90
- 7. What Are the Mechanisms That Led to Spoken Language? 114
- 8. Ontogeny and Language 128
- 9. Phylogeny or the Evolutionary History of Language 162
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PART 4. The Synthesis of the Extended Mind Model with Other Approaches
- 10. The Synthesis of Five Approaches to the Origin of Language 205
- 11. Overlaps of the Extended Mind Model with the Work of Clark, Jackendoff, and Schumann 223
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PART 5. The Co-evolution of Culture: Language and Altruism and the Emergence of Universal Culture
- 12. The Co-evolution of Culture and Language 241
- 13. Altruism and the Origin of Language and Culture 252
- 14. Culture as an Organism and the Emergence of Universal Culture 264
- Epilogue: The Propagating Organization of Language and Culture 287
- References 293
- Index 313
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction 1
-
PART 1. On the Origin and Evolution of Language
- 1. The History of the Study of the Origin of Language 15
-
PART 2. The Extended Mind Model
- 2. The Evolution of Notated Language 25
- 3. The Extended Mind Model of the Origin of Language 41
- 4. A Grand Unification Theory of Human Thought and Culture 58
-
PART 3. Comparison and Synthesis of Other Approaches to the Origin of Language
- 5. How Universal Is Universal Grammar? Chomsky’s Generative Grammar 71
- 6. Is the Primary Function of Language Social Communication or the Representation of Abstract Thought? 90
- 7. What Are the Mechanisms That Led to Spoken Language? 114
- 8. Ontogeny and Language 128
- 9. Phylogeny or the Evolutionary History of Language 162
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PART 4. The Synthesis of the Extended Mind Model with Other Approaches
- 10. The Synthesis of Five Approaches to the Origin of Language 205
- 11. Overlaps of the Extended Mind Model with the Work of Clark, Jackendoff, and Schumann 223
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PART 5. The Co-evolution of Culture: Language and Altruism and the Emergence of Universal Culture
- 12. The Co-evolution of Culture and Language 241
- 13. Altruism and the Origin of Language and Culture 252
- 14. Culture as an Organism and the Emergence of Universal Culture 264
- Epilogue: The Propagating Organization of Language and Culture 287
- References 293
- Index 313