The recursive mind : the origins of human language, thought, and civilization / Michael C. Corballis.

  • Corballis, Michael C.
Date:
[2011], ©2011
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Publication/Creation

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2011], ©2011.

Physical description

x, 291 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-279) and index.

Contents

What is recursion? -- Language and recursion -- Do animals have language? -- How language evolved from hand to mouth -- Reliving the past -- About time -- The grammar of time -- Mind reading -- Language and mind -- The recurring question -- Becoming human -- Becoming modern -- Final thoughts.

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 9780691145471
  • 0691145474