The Recursive Mind: The Origins of Human Language, Thought, and Civilization

by Michael C. Corballis

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A groundbreaking theory of what makes the human mind unique

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 think, therefore I am," is an example of recursive thought, because the thinker...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691145474

ISBN13:9780691145471

Release Date:May 2011

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.2"

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Behavioral Sciences Cognitive Psychology Consciousness & Thought Education & Reference Evolution Internal Medicine Medicine Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Psychology Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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