How to Apply the Concept of Umwelt in the Evolutionary Study of Cognition

Frontiers in Psychology

Nereida Bueno-Guerra¹ 

关键词: umwelt;    cognition;    evolution;    methods;    Uexkü;    ll;    comparative psychology;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02001

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Since our ancestors' time, human culture is plagued with anthropomorphizations, meaning the attribution of human features to non-human animals: deer embodying longevity in Japan or Western fables with talking animals are just some examples. This anthropomorphization was also enrooted in evolutionary psychology (see Wynne, 2007 for a historical review). The Scala naturae, the classical perspective of the tree of life, placed humans at the peak of a pyramid. This hierarchical polygon represented a progressive and cumulative race of cognitive capacities where humans crowned themselves as the superior species.

【 授权许可】

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