Stories come together with the cognitive and behavioral innovations needed for human communication
It is quite possible that early human attempts at communication were primarily aimed at telling stories to others. Nonetheless, such an ability, at least in its full-fledged, modern form, seems unlikely without certain key cognitive innovations. In particular, it requires, enhanced cr...
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Mimesis Edizioni, Milano
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia |
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| Online Access: | https://www.rifp.it/ojs/index.php/rifp/article/view/rifp.2025.0002 |
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| Summary: | It is quite possible that early human attempts at communication were primarily aimed at telling stories to others. Nonetheless, such an ability, at least in its full-fledged, modern form, seems unlikely without certain key cognitive innovations. In particular, it requires, enhanced cross-modal thinking, which allows for the creation of concepts, characters, and scenarios (and ultimately, plots) that are only indirectly related to the real world. Additionally, storytelling flourishes in (and depends on) a rich social environ-ment, which might have been absent in previous, more aggressive hominin species. Overall, it may be more accurate to suggest that the ability for storytelling evolved gradually, as a result of a complex feedback loop between our increasingly sophisticated cognition and our increasingly prosocial behaviour. |
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| ISSN: | 2039-4667 2239-2629 |