The Use of Tools by Human and Non-Human Primates - Couverture rigide

 
9780198522638: The Use of Tools by Human and Non-Human Primates
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ISBN 10 : 0198522630 ISBN 13 : 9780198522638
Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1993

Synopsis

This volume brings together contributions on the theme of tools from international specialists in various disciplines - anatomists, neurobiologists, prehistorians, ethnologists, and primatologists - at a symposium arranged by the Fyssen Foundation. Tools, whether of stone, wood, or metal, are a prolongation of the arm, but they acquire precision through the hand directed by the brain. A movement may have been identical from one another, in apes and in humans, in the past and in the present, but the resulting action varies according to the extended use of the tool. It is therefore necessary to understand the origin of tools, and also to be able to describe the techniques of cutting tools, and to imagine the possible uses of certain tools. Comparison of the techniques of chimpanzees with those of prehistoric Man and of twentieth-century Man has made it possible to appreciate the common aspects and to identify the differences. The transmission of ability, and of the understanding also called apprenticeship, has been studied in the various relevant societies: chimpanzees in their natural habitat and in captivity, hunter-gatherers, and workmen in prehistoric and in modern times.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This volume brings together contributions on the theme of tools from international specialists in various disciplines - anatomists, neurobiologists, prehistorians, ethnologists, and primatologists - at a symposium arranged by the Fyssen Foundation. Tools, whether of stone, wood, or metal, are a prolongation of the arm, but they acquire precision through the hand directed by the brain. A movement may have been identical from one another, in apes and in humans, in the past and in the present, but the resulting action varies according to the extended use of the tool. It is therefore necessary to understand the origin of tools, and also to be able to describe the techniques of cutting tools, and to imagine the possible uses of certain tools. Comparison of the techniques of chimpanzees with those of prehistoric Man and of twentieth-century Man has made it possible to appreciate the common aspects and to identify the differences. The transmission of ability, and of the understanding also called apprenticeship, has been studied in the various relevant societies: chimpanzees in their natural habitat and in captivity, hunter-gatherers, and workmen in prehistoric and in modern times.

Revue de presse

'this compendium includes some informative chapters on assorted topics relating to tool use in nonhuman and human primates' Sandra T. deBlois, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, American Journal of Primatology 33

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Éditeur
Clarendon Press
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0198522630
ISBN 13 
9780198522638
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
448
Éditeur
Berthelet A., Chavaillon J.
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9780198522621: The Use of Tools by Human and Non-Human Primates: Contributions from a Symposium Organized by the Fyssen Foundation

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0198522622 ISBN 13 :  9780198522621
Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1993
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