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

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
Otros Autores: Corballis, Michael C., author (author), Corballis, Michael C. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press 2011.
Edición:Updated edition with a New Foreword
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798200506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Foreword to the Paperback Edition
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. What Is Recursion?
  • Part 1
  • Language
  • Chapter 2. Language and Recursion
  • Chapter 3. Do Animals Have Language?
  • Chapter 4. How Language Evolved from Hand to Mouth
  • Part 2
  • Mental Time Travel
  • Chapter 5. Reliving the Past
  • Chapter 6. About Time
  • Chapter 7. The Grammar of Time
  • Part 3
  • Theory of Mind
  • Chapter 8. Mind Reading
  • Chapter 9. Language and Mind
  • Part 4
  • Human Evolution
  • Chapter 10. The Recurring Question
  • Chapter 11. Becoming Human
  • Chapter 12. Becoming Modern
  • Chapter 13. Final Thoughts
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index