PHIL 3870 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Autobiographical Memory, Social Cognition, Archaic Humans
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The form of the symbol may be arbitrary to its referent. A symbol is created with the intention of communication. There may be considerable space/time displacement between the symbol and its referent. The specific meaning of a symbol may vary between individuals and cultures depending on their knowledge and experience. The same symbols can still usually be understood with some degree of variability. Coregulation introduces a matrix for what later will become linguistic communication. Ontogenetic steps their initial function had nothing to do with the mind, had to deal with premature birth and such. Accidentally of the modern human mind: as opposed to the universality of the evolution of animal minds. Bogdan"s suggestion: the first stages of childhood immature babies start because of the conditions of immaturity start helping humean minds because in order to do well they have to coregulate with others/ synchronize/converse with others.
