David Kalkman
Biographic Data
| ID | 1634175 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Kalkman |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Kalkman |
| SIGNATURE | KALKMAN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Arbitrary Signals and Cognitive Complexity
The arbitrariness of a signal has long been seen as a theoretically important but difficult to pin down notion. In this article, we suggest there are at least two different notions of arbitrariness at play in philosophical and scientific debates concerning the use of arbitrary signals, and work towards improved analyses of both. We then consider how these different types of arbitrariness can co-occur and come apart. Finally, we examine the connec…
New problems for defining animal communication in informational terms
Three cognitive routes to atheism
According to recent cognitive explanations of religiosity, belief in supernatural agents is a result of species-universal cognitive modules operating in environments similar enough to those these modules evolved in. Less attention has been given to the cognitive basis of atheism. The author brings together three ways in which atheism could arise that are a priori compatible with recent cognitive explanations of religiosity. One way is reflective …
Three cognitive routes to atheism
According to recent cognitive explanations of religiosity, belief in supernatural agents is a result of species-universal cognitive modules operating in environments similar enough to those these modules evolved in. Less attention has been given to the cognitive basis of atheism. The author brings together three ways in which atheism could arise that are a priori compatible with recent cognitive explanations of religiosity. One way is reflective …
Arbitrary Signals and Cognitive Complexity
The arbitrariness of a signal has long been seen as a theoretically important but difficult to pin down notion. In this article, we suggest there are at least two different notions of arbitrariness at play in philosophical and scientific debates concerning the use of arbitrary signals, and work towards improved analyses of both. We then consider how these different types of arbitrariness can co-occur and come apart. Finally, we examine the connec…
New problems for defining animal communication in informational terms
Three cognitive routes to atheism
According to recent cognitive explanations of religiosity, belief in supernatural agents is a result of species-universal cognitive modules operating in environments similar enough to those these modules evolved in. Less attention has been given to the cognitive basis of atheism. The author brings together three ways in which atheism could arise that are a priori compatible with recent cognitive explanations of religiosity. One way is reflective …
New problems for defining animal communication in informational terms
Arbitrary Signals and Cognitive Complexity
The arbitrariness of a signal has long been seen as a theoretically important but difficult to pin down notion. In this article, we suggest there are at least two different notions of arbitrariness at play in philosophical and scientific debates concerning the use of arbitrary signals, and work towards improved analyses of both. We then consider how these different types of arbitrariness can co-occur and come apart. Finally, we examine the connec…
Cognitive science (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Arbitrariness (2 works) · Causation (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (2 works)