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Systematicity explained by natural selection
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Explanation by natural selection rather than by specific architectures—e.g. the language of thoughtavoids the need for supplementary evidence in support of a specific architectural hypothesis and helps explain how the mind develops over time.
David Braddon-Mitchell and John Fitzpatrick (1990).
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Systematicity explained by natural selection
Systematicity explained by natural selection☜Explanation by natural selection rather than by specific architectures—e.g. the language of thoughtavoids the need for supplementary evidence in support of a specific architectural hypothesis and helps explain how the mind develops over time.☜EF597B
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