Rethinking causal understanding and reverse engineering through the lens of cultural ecology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7154010 |
|---|---|
| Authors | François Osiurak (0000-0003-3449-6377, Lyon 1 Université, corresponding author), Giovanni Federico (0000-0002-2683-683X, Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 106712 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Evolution and Human Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1090-5138 • E-ISSN: 1879-0607 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2025.106712 |
| OpenAlex | W4411081230 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
Biology · Environmental ethics · Sociology · Child and Animal Learning Development · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Language and cultural evolution · Philosophy · Psychology · Ecology
Is There Teaching in Nonhuman Animals?
Social Learning in Animals
How to learn about teaching
The ecological approach to culture
Technical reasoning is important for cumulative technological culture
Causal understanding is not necessary for the improvement of culturally evolving technology
Human culture is uniquely open-ended rather than uniquely cumulative
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |