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Merlin Donald - Origins of the Modern Mind - 9780674644847 - V9780674644847
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Origins of the Modern Mind

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Description for Origins of the Modern Mind Paperback. Donald traces the evolution of human culture and cognition from primitive apes to artificial intelligence, presenting an enterprising and original theory of how the human mind evolved from its presymbolic form. Num Pages: 424 pages, 17 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JMAL; JMR; PSAJ; UYQ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 722.
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, Merlin Donald traces the evolution of human culture and cognition from primitive apes to artificial intelligence, presenting an enterprising and original theory of how the human mind evolved from its presymbolic form.

Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Weight
714g
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674644847
SKU
V9780674644847
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Merlin Donald
Merlin Donald is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychology at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.

Reviews for Origins of the Modern Mind
Origins of the Modern Mind is an admirable book… Its author displays throughout an engaging enthusiasm, a fertile imagination and an impressive knowledge of his subject-matter.
Christopher Longuet-Higgins
Times Literary Supplement
A fine, provocative and absorbing account of what makes humans human.
Kirkus Reviews
Nowadays one hears…that hand-held calculators destroy young people’s motivation to learn arithmetic. But not to worry, says Merlin Donald, author of this revelatory but demanding history of human consciousness. He welcomes the computer, as well as other forms of electronic storage and manipulation of data and images, including TV, as the highest stage of mental development—and perhaps the final one.
John Wilkes
Los Angeles Times
A wonderful book that deserves to be read by everyone interested in the human mind. It weaves together the best available evidence into a convincing theory of cognition, culture, consciousness, and communication—their structure, evolution, meaning, and future.
Hans Moravec, Carnegie Mellon University A radically different evolutionary framework for the understanding of mind and behavior: I don’t know when I have enjoyed reading a book more, or when I have learned so much from one.
Sheldon White, Harvard University

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