How Homo Became Sapiens : On the Evolution of Thinking
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Book Description
Our ability to 'think' is really one of our most puzzling characteristics. In this compelling new work, Peter Gardenfors embarks on an evolutionary detective story to try and solve one of the big mysteries surrounding human existence--how the modern human way of thinking came to be. Immensely
readable and humorous, this book will be valuable for students in psychology and biology, and enjoyable for the general reader of popular science.
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Text embarks on an evolutionary detective story to try and solve one of the big mysteries surrounding human existence: how has the modern human being's way of thinking come into existence. An English edition of an earlier Swedish edition. Revised and updated to bring it in line with the latest developments of research.
How Homo Became Sapiens: On the Evolution of Thinking,Peter G"ardenfors,Oxford University Press, USA,0198528507,Cognition,Cognition and culture,Cognitive Psychology,Developmental - General,Evolution,Evolutionary psychology,Life Sciences - Evolution,Science,Science/Mathematics,Thinking,Animal behaviour,Cognitive theory,Human biology & related topics,Life Sciences | Evolutionary Biology,Philosophy of mind,Reasoning,Science / Evolution
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