Armin W. Schulz is an interdisciplinary researcher investigating what we can learn from linking evolutionary biology and the cognitive and social sciences. He completed his PhD in philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying evolutionary biology along the way. He has been a member of the Philosophy Department at University of Kansas since 2014.

Armin Schulz offers a new deep history in It's Only Human: The Evolution of Distinctively Human Cognition. His core thesis is that distinctively human cognition emerged through positive feedback loops between three basic elements: cognitive representations, technology, and cultural learning. He develops his account through a range of case studies-the evolution of mindreading, morality, trade, religion, patents, and AI-each of which is interesting in its own right.

• Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Human Cognitive Uniqueness: An Inventory Chapter 3: Explaining Distinctively Human Cognition: The Lay of the Land Chapter 4: Thinking Tools Chapter 5: The Origins of Distinctively Human Mindreading: A Bio-Social-Technological Coevolutionary Account Chapter 6: The Making of Morality: The Bio-Social-Technological Evolution of Human Moral Representations Chapter 7: Tools of the Trade: The Biocultural-Technological Evolution of the Human Propensity to Trade Chapter 8: Artificial Intelligence, Religion, and Patents: Some Applications Chapter 9: Conclusion

Armin W. Schulz is an interdisciplinary researcher investigating what we can learn from linking evolutionary biology and the cognitive and social sciences. He completed his PhD in philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying evolutionary biology along the way. He has been a member of the Philosophy Department at University of Kansas since 2014.

Armin Schulz offers a new deep history in It's Only Human: The Evolution of Distinctively Human Cognition. His core thesis is that distinctively human cognition emerged through positive feedback loops between three basic elements: cognitive representations, technology, and cultural learning. He develops his account through a range of case studies-the evolution of mindreading, morality, trade, religion, patents, and AI-each of which is interesting in its own right.

• Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Human Cognitive Uniqueness: An Inventory Chapter 3: Explaining Distinctively Human Cognition: The Lay of the Land Chapter 4: Thinking Tools Chapter 5: The Origins of Distinctively Human Mindreading: A Bio-Social-Technological Coevolutionary Account Chapter 6: The Making of Morality: The Bio-Social-Technological Evolution of Human Moral Representations Chapter 7: Tools of the Trade: The Biocultural-Technological Evolution of the Human Propensity to Trade Chapter 8: Artificial Intelligence, Religion, and Patents: Some Applications Chapter 9: Conclusion

Armin W. Schulz is an interdisciplinary researcher investigating what we can learn from linking evolutionary biology and the cognitive and social sciences. He completed his PhD in philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying evolutionary biology along the way. He has been a member of the Philosophy Department at University of Kansas since 2014.

Armin Schulz offers a new deep history in It's Only Human: The Evolution of Distinctively Human Cognition. His core thesis is that distinctively human cognition emerged through positive feedback loops between three basic elements: cognitive representations, technology, and cultural learning. He develops his account through a range of case studies-the evolution of mindreading, morality, trade, religion, patents, and AI-each of which is interesting in its own right.

• Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Human Cognitive Uniqueness: An Inventory Chapter 3: Explaining Distinctively Human Cognition: The Lay of the Land Chapter 4: Thinking Tools Chapter 5: The Origins of Distinctively Human Mindreading: A Bio-Social-Technological Coevolutionary Account Chapter 6: The Making of Morality: The Bio-Social-Technological Evolution of Human Moral Representations Chapter 7: Tools of the Trade: The Biocultural-Technological Evolution of the Human Propensity to Trade Chapter 8: Artificial Intelligence, Religion, and Patents: Some Applications Chapter 9: Conclusion