{"product_id":"evolution-and-the-human-mind-modularity-language-and-meta-cognition-hardback-9780521783316","title":"Evolution and the Human Mind; Modularity, Language and Meta-Cognition (Hardback) 9780521783316","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEvolution and the Human Mind\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eModularity, Language and Meta-Cognition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume of essays offers an interdisciplinary examination of the evolution of the human mind.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Carruthers (Edited by), Andrew Chamberlain (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521783316, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 November 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e348 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.7 x 2.7 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… would recommend this book to anyone interested in the nature and evolution of human mind and language …' JRAI\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow did our minds evolve? Can evolutionary considerations illuminate the question of the basic architecture of the human mind? These are two of the main questions addressed in Evolution and the Human Mind by a distinguished interdisciplinary team of philosophers, psychologists, anthropologists and archaeologists. The essays focus especially on issues to do with modularity of mind, the evolution and significance of natural language, and the evolution of our capacity for meta-cognition (thought about thought), together with its implications for consciousness. The editors have provided an introduction that lays out the background to the questions which the essays address, and a consolidated bibliography that will be a valuable reference resource for all those interested in this area. The volume will be of great interest to all researchers and students interested in the evolution and nature of the mind.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction Peter Carruthers and Andrew Chamberlain\u003cbr\u003e 2. Massively modular minds: evolutionary psychology and cognitive architecture Richard Samuels\u003cbr\u003e 3. Individual differences in early understanding of mind: genes, non-shared environment and modularity Claire Hughes and Robert Plomin\u003cbr\u003e 4. Darwin in the madhouse: evolutionary psychology and the classification of mental disorders Dominic Murphy and Stephen Stich\u003cbr\u003e 5. Evolution of the modern mind and the origins of culture: religious concepts as a limiting case Pascal Boyer\u003cbr\u003e 6. Symmetry and the evolution of the modular linguistic mind Thomas Wynn\u003cbr\u003e 7. Evolution, communication and the proper function of language Gloria Origgi and Dan Sperber\u003cbr\u003e 8. The evolution of knowledge David Papineau\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mind, brain and material culture: an archaeological perspective Steven Mithen\u003cbr\u003e 10. The evolution of strategic thinking Adam Morton\u003cbr\u003e 11. On the origin of the human mind Robin Dunbar\u003cbr\u003e 12. The evolution of consciousness Peter Carruthers\u003cbr\u003e 13. Evolution, consciousness and the internality of the mind Jim Hopkins\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Author index\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265078448408,"sku":"9780521783316","price":85.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521783316i.jpg?v=1692019265","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/evolution-and-the-human-mind-modularity-language-and-meta-cognition-hardback-9780521783316","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}