The different paths to cultural convergence
- PMID: 37779295
- DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X23000560
The different paths to cultural convergence
Abstract
Morin envisions the adaptive landscape of graphic codes as an unfertile valley where writing rises as an isolated peak that humans managed to reach only on four occasions throughout all of history. By exploring the different paths to cultural convergence, we suggest an alternative landscape occupied by a mountain range of visual art systems. We conclude that graphic communication through visual art worked well enough to render writing contingent but not necessary in most cases.
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Puzzling out graphic codes.Behav Brain Sci. 2023 Oct 2;46:e260. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X23002418. Behav Brain Sci. 2023. PMID: 37779296
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The puzzle of ideography.Behav Brain Sci. 2022 Oct 18;46:e233. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X22002801. Behav Brain Sci. 2022. PMID: 36254782
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