Evolution and the Human Mind - Couverture souple

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9780521789080: Evolution and the Human Mind
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521789087 ISBN 13 : 9780521789080
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

How did our minds evolve? Can evolutionary considerations illuminate the question of the basic architecture of the human mind? These are two of the main questions addressed in Evolution and the Human Mind by a distinguished interdisciplinary team of philosophers, psychologists, anthropologists and archaeologists. The essays focus especially on issues to do with modularity of mind, the evolution and significance of natural language, and the evolution of our capacity for meta-cognition (thought about thought), together with its implications for consciousness. The editors have provided an introduction that lays out the background to the questions which the essays address, and a consolidated bibliography that will be a valuable reference resource for all those interested in this area. The volume will be of great interest to all researchers and students interested in the evolution and nature of the mind.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

How did our minds evolve? Can evolutionary considerations illuminate the question of the basic architecture of the human mind? These are two of the main questions addressed in Evolution and the Human Mind by a distinguished interdisciplinary team of philosophers, psychologists, anthropologists and archaeologists. The essays focus especially on issues to do with modularity of mind, the evolution and significance of natural language, and the evolution of our capacity for meta-cognition (thought about thought), together with its implications for consciousness. The editors have provided an introduction that lays out the background to the questions which the essays address, and a consolidated bibliography that will be a valuable reference resource for all those interested in this area. The volume will be of great interest to all researchers and students interested in the evolution and nature of the mind.

Revue de presse

'... it is the combination of its desire to pull together scholars from different disciplines and the calibre of the individual papers, often heavily interdisciplinary themselves, which deems the book a success.' Cambridge Archaeological Journal

'... would recommend this book to anyone interested in the nature and evolution of human mind and language ...' JRAI

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521789087
ISBN 13 
9780521789080
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
348
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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