Anthropomorphism and the evolution of cognition. (response to Pascal Boyer, The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, vol. 2, p. 83, 1996)(includes reply)

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute | December 1, 1996| | Copyright

Pascal Boyer provides a persuasive argument for what makes anthropomorphism natural: the very fact that it is counter-intuitive (J. Roy. anthrop. Inst. (N.S.) 2, 83-97). Drawing on recent research in developmental psychology concerning domain-specific mental modules, he suggests that ideas about anthropomorphic entities are pervasive in human culture because, while they exhibit sufficient counter-intuitive assumptions to make them attention-grabbing, they also have sufficient 'intuitive background' to have inferential potential; in other words, they are easy to grasp. ...

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