{"id":7330,"date":"2024-02-10T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/?p=7330"},"modified":"2024-01-05T20:45:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T20:45:58","slug":"looking-at-michael-tomasellos-book-2014-a-natural-history-of-human-thinking-part-17-of-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/?p=7330","title":{"rendered":"Looking at Michael Tomasello&#8217;s Book (2014) &#8220;A Natural History of Human Thinking&#8221; (Part 17 of 22)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>0329 Tomasello identifies three epochs in the evolution of hominin thinking, starting with the last common ancestor (LCA) and ending&#8230; when?..&nbsp;&nbsp;how about 7800 years ago, with the first singularity?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how Razie Mah associates Tomasello&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>eras of intentionality<\/em>&nbsp;to the archaeological record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide47.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide47.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide47.png 600w, https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide47-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>0330 This should look familiar by now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0331 Chapter four is titled, &#8220;Collective Intentionality&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0332 Here, I continue my game (see points 0271 and 0274)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I imagine&nbsp;<em>the following intersection for human evolution<\/em>&nbsp;entering into&nbsp;<em>my slot for species impressa<sub>2a<\/sub>.<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;I ask myself, &#8220;<em>What is a sensible interpretation of the phenotype and adaptation&nbsp;<\/em>for&nbsp;<em>the era of collective intentionality<\/em>, lasting between the beginning of the domestication of fire to the first singularity, covering from around 0.80 to around 0.008Myr?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide48.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide48.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide48.png 600w, https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide48-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>0333 What is&nbsp;<em>the phenotype<sub>2V<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>the adaptation<sub>2H<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>the era of collective intentionality,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is my perception<sub>2b<\/sub>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide49.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide49.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide49.png 600w, https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide49-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>0334&nbsp;<em>Collective intentionality<sub>2H<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;both incorporates and extends&nbsp;<em>the adaptation of joint attention<sub>2H<\/sub>.<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;Joint attention<sub>2H<\/sub>evolves in&nbsp;<em>the milieu of obligate collaborative foraging<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Teams<sub>1H<\/sub>&nbsp;are&nbsp;<em>the most important social circles undergoing natural selection<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Teams increase in number and diversity.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>The domestication of fire<\/em>&nbsp;elevates that number and diversity.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Brain size<\/em>&nbsp;increases with later hominins, indicating that&nbsp;<em>larger groups<\/em>&nbsp;become relevant.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>These larger groups<\/em>&nbsp;include community (150), seasonal mega-band gatherings (450) and occasional tribal gatherings (1500).&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Community<\/em>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<em>key<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Collective attention<sub>2H<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;will adapt to dramatic Pleistocene climate shifts, intergroup competition and novel environments and ecologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0335 Here is comparison of developments, according to each era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide50.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" 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