Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Farina, Mirko

Titel

Categorizing Phenotypic Plasticity: An Analysis of Its Role in Human Cognitive Evolution

Ist Teil von

• Journal for general philosophy of science, 2022-06, Vol.53 (2), p.103-121

Ort / Verlag

Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

SpringerLink_现刊

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• I identify six types of phenotypic plasticity and categorize them with respect to their cognitive status. I look at differences and relations between some of these types (neural, cognitive and cultural) of plasticity and then analyze how phenotypic outcomes are transmitted (via genetic and non-genetic inheritance) across generations. I engage with the relevant literature on developmental scaffolding and entrenchment in cultural evolution. I argue that that the typology I present here can be beneficial for such a debate and therefore instructive to better comprehend the evolution and development of human cognition.