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Becoming human : a theory of ontogeny / Michael Tomasello

This study examines the ontogenetic processes between birth and age seven that distinguish human cognition from other great apes. It analyses how shared intentionality transforms rudimentary abilities into uniquely human social cognition, cooperation, and cultural behaviours.

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