The Recursive Mind : The Origins of Human Language, Thought, and Civilization - Updated Edition /

The Recursive Mind challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. In this compelling book, Michael Corballis argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts within other thoughts. "I thi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Corballis, Michael C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Kognition.
Hjärna > evolution.
Språkets uppkomst.
Evolutionspsykologi.
Language evolution.
Language and languages > Origin.
Hominisation.
Zivilisation.
Subjektive Theorie.
Denken.
Kognitive Entwicklung.
Sprachursprung.
Rekursion.
Psychologie.
Evolution.
Human evolution.
Evolutionary psychology.
Brain > Evolution.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Lifespan Development.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
thinking.
brains.
evolution.
language (general communication)
languages (study discipline)
Pensee.
Cerveau.
Évolution (Biologie)
Langage et langues.
Langage et langues > Origines.
Homme > Évolution.
Psychologie evolutionniste.
Thinking
Brain
Biological Evolution
Language
Thought and thinking.
Brain.
Evolution (Biology)
Language and languages.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The Recursive Mind challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. In this compelling book, Michael Corballis argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts within other thoughts. "I think, therefore I am," is an example of recursive thought, because the thinker has inserted himself into his thought. Recursion enables us to conceive of our own minds and the minds of others. It also gives us the power of mental "time travel"--The ability to insert past experiences, or imagined future one.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (312 pages).
ISBN:9781400851492

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