COGNITIVE UNIVERSALS, HIERARCHY, AND THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS (CORRECTED VERSION OF 126BQ)

Authors
STEVENS PF
Citation
Pf. Stevens, COGNITIVE UNIVERSALS, HIERARCHY, AND THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS (CORRECTED VERSION OF 126BQ), Behavioral and brain sciences, 21(4), 1998, pp. 590
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Biological",Neurosciences,"Behavioral Sciences
Journal title
Behavioral and brain sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
0140525X
Volume
21
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-525X(1998)21:4<590:CUHATH>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The hierarchical reach of Atran's cognitive universals is unclear, and some of the key concepts used to discuss them are notorious for their imprecision. Although ideas of class hierarchy pervade Atran's discus sion, other ways of thinking are also allowed. The history and practic e of systematic biology suggests that a nonclass hierarchical and cont inuity-based way of thinking has been common there until recently.