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Signals, Honesty and the Evolution of Language
The evolution of language is a long-standing puzzle for many reasons. One is that its very virtues as a system of communication seem to open the door to ruinous free-riding and deception. This paper will locate and parti...
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Signals, Honesty and the Evolution of Language is an episode from New Thinking: Advances in the Study of Human Cognitive Evolution by Oxford University. The evolution of language is a long-standing puzzle for many reasons. One is that its v...
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Published Aug 23, 2011, 49:10 long, audio available.
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The evolution of language is a long-standing puzzle for many reasons. One is that its very virtues as a system of communication seem to open the door to ruinous free-riding and deception. This paper will locate and partially solve that problem within a framework explaining the evolution of honest signals and informational co-operation in human evolution, and will use that framework to develop a partial picture of language evolution. Presented by Kim Sterenly (Philosophy, Australian National University).
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Published Aug 23, 2011 and 49:10 long