The First Idea: How Symbols, Language, and Intelligence Evolved from our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans - Rilegato

Greenspan, Stanley I.; Shanker, Stuart G.

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ISBN 10: 0738206806 ISBN 13: 9780738206806

Casa editrice: Da Capo Pr, 2004

Riassunto

A noted child psychiatrist and a philosopher trace the evolution of thinking, language, and social skills among ancient primates and humans, linking these abilities not to genes and natural selection but to the development of cultural practices learned and relearned by each generation over the course of millions of years. 40,000 first printing.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D., author of the widely used and praised books The Challenging Child and (with Serena Wieder, Ph.D.) Engaging Autism, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at George Washington University Medical School and lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Stuart G. Shanker, D.Phil., is Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Psychology at York University, in Toronto. At the forefront of research into ape and child language, his acclaimed books include Apes, Language and the Human Mind (with Sue Savage-Rumbaugh and Talbot Taylor) and Wittgenstein's Remarks on the Foundations of AI. Dr. Shanker's critiques of genetic determinist theories of human development have been the subject of television specials, including "The Today Show," "Discovery," and "The Pamela Wallin Show."

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Da Capo Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0738206806
• ISBN 13: 9780738206806
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 504
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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