Three facts are widely thought to be key to the characterization of human cognitive uniqueness (though a number of other factors are often cited as well): (a) humans are sophisticated cultural learners; (b) humans often rely on mental states with rich representational contents; and (c) humans have the ability and disposition to make and use tools. This article argues that (a)–(c) create a positive feedback loop: Sophisticated cultural learning makes possible the manufacture of tools that increase the sophistication of representational decision-making, which in turn allows for yet further increases in the sophistication of cultural learning and tool manufacture.

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增强思想：文化、技术和人类认知独特性的演变

三个事实被广泛认为是表征人类认知独特性的关键（尽管也经常引用许多其他因素）：（a）人类是成熟的文化学习者；(b) 人类经常依赖具有丰富表征内容的心理状态；(c) 人类具有制造和使用工具的能力和倾向。本文认为 (a)-(c) 创造了一个积极的反馈循环：复杂的文化学习使制造提高代表性决策复杂性的工具成为可能，这反过来又进一步提高了文化学习的复杂性和工具制造。