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7 - Becoming Human

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2022

Ken Richardson
Ken Richardson
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Formerly of the Open University, UK
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So far I have tried to show how intelligence evolved at different levels according to the complexity of the environments faced. We have just seen how the breakthrough to cognitive intelligence emerged from the chatter between neurons in large networks. In this chapter, I show how human evolution involved another, even more stunning, breakthrough in a way not fully appreciated but fully consistent with biological principles. As with intelligent systems generally, it emerged from social interaction at a number of levels, not lucky genetic accidents.

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IQvaliditygenetics(agricultural) modelorigins of lifedynamic systemsintelligent systemssocial cooperationdiversityevolutiondevelopmentbrainscognitive functionsculture
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Understanding Intelligence , pp. 126 - 147
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Becoming Human
  • Ken Richardson
  • Book: Understanding Intelligence
  • Online publication: 13 January 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108937757.009
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  • Becoming Human
  • Ken Richardson
  • Book: Understanding Intelligence
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108937757.009
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  • Becoming Human
  • Ken Richardson
  • Book: Understanding Intelligence
  • Online publication: 13 January 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108937757.009
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