On the human uniqueness of the temporal reasoning system

A central claim by Hoerl & McCormack is that the temporal reasoning system is uniquely human. But why exactly? This commentary evaluates two possible options to justify the thesis that temporal reasoning is uniquely human, one based on considerations regarding agency and the other based on language. The commentary raises problems for both of these options.

Publication year:2019

Keywords:A1 Journal article

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BOF-publication weight:10

Authors:International

Authors from:Higher Education

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