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The Recursive Mind: The Origins of Human Language, Thought, and Civilization - Updated Edition Updated edition
Michael C. Corballis
The Recursive Mind: The Origins of Human Language, Thought, and Civilization - Updated Edition Updated edition
Michael C. Corballis
Challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. This book argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts within other thoughts.
312 pages, 6 halftones. 9 line illus. 2 maps.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 27, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9780691160948 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 312 |
Dimensions | 154 × 232 × 21 mm · 494 g |
Language | English |
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