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The cognitive origins of geometry
2025-10-20
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<p>Geometry is often considered the paradigmatic model of abstract thought, and great thinkers since at least Plato have sought its origins. Particular, modular “languages of thought” have been invoked to explain humans’ unique cognitive achievements in certain domains, including geometry. Contrary to this hypothesis, I propose the Wanderers Hypothesis for Geometry, which states that: Human geometry is largely roo...
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- f4c4fb61-119e-5eb8-a8a0-cf73a33fec44
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- 10.31234/osf.io/cs7bw_v2