Origins of the Modern Mind - Three Stages in the Evolution of Culture Cognition

Informationen zum Autor Merlin Donald is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychology at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. Klappentext This bold and brilliant book asks the ultimate question of the life sciences: How did the human mind acquire its incomparable power? In seeking the answer, Donald traces the evolution of human culture and cognition from primitive apes to A.I., presenting an enterprising and original theory of how the human mind evolved from its presymbolic form. Zusammenfassung This bold and brilliant book asks the ultimate question of the life sciences: How did the human mind acquire its incomparable power? In seeking the answer! Donald traces the evolution of human culture and cognition from primitive apes to A.I.! presenting an enterprising and original theory of how the human mind evolved from its presymbolic form. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue PART 1: The Need for a Theory of Cognitive Evolution Mental Architecture as an Emergent Phenomenon Culture as Evidence for Cognitive Structure The Organization of This Book PART 2:

Product details

• Authors: Merlin Donald
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.05.1993
• EAN: 9780674644847
• ISBN: 978-0-674-64484-7
• No. of pages: 424
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, Artificial Intelligence, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Popular psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Behavioural theory (Behaviourism), Cognition and cognitive psychology, Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism