Origins of the Modern Mind Three Stages in the Evolution of Culture and Cognition |
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| Author:
| Donald, Merlin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-64484-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1993 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.