The Essential Definition of Intelligence: Evolutionary and Developmental Origins of the Survival Domain

Key Points

• This research aims to clarify the definition of intelligence by linking it to survival and ecological contexts.
• Defines intelligence within the framework of survival-domain choice-space operation.
• Investigates the differences in intelligence across species based on ecological problem spaces.
• Reconstructs the evolutionary history of hominin intelligence in relation to survival adaptations.
• Establishes a framework that distinguishes intelligence from mere adaptation.
• Finds that human intelligence reflects cultural compensations for vulnerabilities related to survival.
• Suggests that intelligence can be viewed through the lens of ecological challenges rather than human likeness.