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Explorations in Archaeology and Philosophy

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Editors:
  1. Anton Killin

    1. Department of Philosophy, Mount Allison University, Sackville NB, Canada, School of Philosophy and Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University, Acton ACT, Australia, Acton, Australia

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  2. Sean Allen-Hermanson

    1. Department of Philosophy, Florida International University, Miami, USA

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  • Examines the emerging, unexplored territory of philosophy of archaeology
  • Presents the perspectives of both philosophers and archaeologists
  • Centers on the Upper Paleolithic era, with its evidence of settlements, social order and artistic work

Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 433)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. The Twain Shall Meet: Themes at the Intersection of Archaeology and Philosophy

    • Anton Killin, Sean Allen-Hermanson
    Pages 1-4

  5. Cognition, Language and Normativity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Embodied and Extended Numerical Cognition

      • Marilynn Johnson, Caleb Everett
      Pages 125-148

    3. Late Pleistocene Dual Process Minds

      • Murray Clarke
      Pages 149-169

    4. Theory of Mind, System-2 Thinking, and the Origins of Language

      • Ronald J. Planer
      Pages 171-195

    5. The Acheulean Origins of Normativity

      • Ceri Shipton, Mark Nielsen, Fabio Di Vincenzo
      Pages 197-212
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About this book

This volume explores various themes at the intersection of archaeology and philosophy: inference and theory; interdisciplinary connections; cognition, language and normativity; and ethical issues. Showcasing this heterogeneity, its scope ranges from the method of analogical inference to the evolution of the human mind; from conceptual issues in assessing the health of past populations to the ethics of cultural heritage tourism. It probes the archaeological record for evidence of numeracy, curiosity and creativity, and social complexity. Its contributors comprise an interdisciplinary cluster of philosophers, archaeologists, anthropologists, and psychologists, from a variety of career stages, of whom many are leading experts in their fields. 

Chapter 3 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, Mount Allison University, Sackville NB, Canada, School of Philosophy and Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University, Acton ACT, Australia, Acton, Australia

    Anton Killin

  • Department of Philosophy, Florida International University, Miami, USA

    Sean Allen-Hermanson

About the editors

Anton Killin is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Philosophy and Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language at the Australian National University, and the Department of Philosophy at Mount Allison University in Sackville NB, Canada. Anton’s primary areas of research include philosophy of the sciences, philosophy of the arts (especially music), and evolutionary theory. Anton has published on the evolution of music and language, and with Adrian Currie, cognitive archaeology.


Sean Allen-Hermanson is Professor of Philosophy at Florida International University in Miami FL, USA. Sean’s primary areas of research include philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Sean has published on extended cognition, cultural evolution, comparative psychology, and implicit bias.



The editors are also the guest editors of a special issue of Topoi: An International Review of Philosophy entitled “Archaeology and Philosophy”.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Explorations in Archaeology and Philosophy

  • Editors: Anton Killin, Sean Allen-Hermanson

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61052-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61051-7Published: 27 April 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61054-8Published: 28 April 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-61052-4Published: 26 April 2021

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 261

  • Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, Archaeology, Behavioral Sciences

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