La importancia de ser moderno. Problemas de método e ideología en el debate sobre la cognición y la conducta de los neandertales

  1. Balari, Sergi
  2. Benítez Burraco, Antonio
  3. Camps Serra, Marta
  4. Longa Martínez, Víctor Manuel
  5. Lorenzo González, Guillermo José
Revista:
Ludus vitalis: revista de filosofía de las ciencias de la vida = journal of philosophy of life sciences = revue de philosophie des sciences de la vie

ISSN: 1133-5165

Ano de publicación: 2010

Volume: 18

Número: 34

Páxinas: 143-170

Tipo: Artigo

Outras publicacións en: Ludus vitalis: revista de filosofía de las ciencias de la vida = journal of philosophy of life sciences = revue de philosophie des sciences de la vie

Resumo

Some scholars defend that Neanderthals displayed a fully modern behavior, and they contend that those who do not share such a view are biased by an anthropocentric stance. We argue that the defense of a cognitive and behavioral asymmetry between Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans does not purport embracing an ideologically grounded position. In addition, we aim to explain that a methodological agenda, which we refer to as `radical continuism,' underlies such a non-scientific derivation of the debate on recent human evolution.

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