The recursive mind : the origins of human language, thought, and civilization

The recursive mind : the origins of human language, thought, and civilization / Michael C. Corballis.

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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Main Author: Corballis, Michael C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Evolutionary psychology.
Human evolution.
Brain > Evolution.
Language and languages > Origin.
Language and languages.
Evolution (Biology)
Brain.
Thought and thinking.
languages (study discipline)
language (general communication)
evolution.
brains.
thinking.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Lifespan Development.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
Thought and thinking
Language and languages
Brain
Brain > Evolution
Evolutionary psychology
Human evolution
Language and languages > Origin
Evolution.
Kognition.
Psychologie.
Rekursion.
Sprachursprung.
Kognitive Entwicklung.
Denken.
Subjektive Theorie.
Zivilisation.
Hominisation.
Language evolution.
Evolutionspsykologi.
Språkets uppkomst.
Hjärna > evolution.
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