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Baboon metaphysics : the evolution of a social mind / Dorothy L. Cheney and Robert M. Seyfarth.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cheney, Dorothy L.
Contributor:
Seyfarth, Robert M.
ebrary, Inc.
Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Baboons--Behavior.
Baboons.
Baboons--Botswana--Okavango River Delta.
Social behavior in animals--Botswana--Okavango River Delta.
Social behavior in animals.
Cognition in animals--Botswana--Okavango River Delta.
Cognition in animals.
Botswana--Okavango River Delta.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 348 pages) : illustrations
Edition:
Paperback edition 2008.
Place of Publication:
Chicago, Ill. ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Acknowledgments
The tevolution of mind
The primate mind in myth and legend
Habitat, infanticide, and predation
Males : competition, infanticide, and friendship
Females : kinship, rank, competition, and cooperation
Social knowledge
The social intelligence hypothesis
Theory of mind
Self-awareness and consciousness
Communication
Precursors to language
Baboon metaphysics
Appendix
References
Index.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Originally published: 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-328) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.
Other Format:
Print version: Baboon metaphysics.
ISBN:
0226102424
9780226102429
Publisher Number:
99944019330
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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