Stories may come first, but they don't come alone
I critically engage with Francesco Ferretti’s hypothesis that narratives are the primary evolutionary driver of human language. Ferretti argues that language evolved from gestural storytelling used for persuasion, positioning narrative as prior to and independent of propositional structures. While I...
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| Main Author: | Giacomo Romano |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Mimesis Edizioni, Milano
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia |
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| Online Access: | https://www.rifp.it/ojs/index.php/rifp/article/view/rifp.2025.0006 |
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