Agency, time, and causality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5776028 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T Widlok (0000-0002-4427-413X, University of Cologne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-1078 • E-ISSN: 1664-1078 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01264 |
| PMID | 25414683 |
| PMCID | PMC4222355 |
| OpenAlex | W2089087081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 13 |
Cognitive Scientists interested in causal cognition increasingly search for evidence from non-WEIRD people but find only very few cross-cultural studies that specifically target causal cognition. This article suggests how information about causality can be retrieved from ethnographic monographs, specifically from ethnographies that discuss agency and concepts of time. Many apparent cultural differences with regard to causal cognition dissolve when cultural extensions of agency and personhood to non-humans are taken into account. At the same time considerable variability remains when we include notions of time, linearity and sequence. The article focuses on ethnographic case studies from Africa but provides a more general perspective on the role of ethnography in research on the diversity and universality of causal cognition
Causality · Personhood · Categorization, perception, and language · Cultural Differences and Values · Language and cultural evolution
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |