Enculturation, Cognition and Technology with Professor Richard Menary

To be a moral agent requires having various skills and capacities. But where do these come from and how do we acquire them? Join host A/Prof Paul Formosa and guest Professor Richard Menary discuss how enculturation gives us an account of cognitive tools that can help us to understand how technology can transform us into modern human agents capable of acting ethically. This podcast discusses Richard’s paper which you can read at the following link: Menary, R., & Gillett, A. (2022). The Tools of Enculturation. Topics in Cognitive Science, 14(2), 363–387. https://doi.org/10.1111/tops.12604\ Produced by Piccolo Podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.