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The shape of thought : how mental adaptations evolve / H. Clark Barrett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barrett, H. Clark, author.
- Series:
- Evolution and cognition.
- Evolution and cognition
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thought and thinking.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 397 pages).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- How mental adaptations evolve
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Summary:
- 'The Shape of Thought' presents a road map for an evolutionary psychology of the twenty-first century. It shows how the brain can be both a complexly specialized organ and a dynamic and flexible self-organizing system, shaped by learning and culture.
- Contents:
- Introduction: the problem
- Evolution
- Additivism
- Hill-climbing
- Information
- Adding value
- Social ontology
- Minds
- Development
- Open ends
- Culture
- Moving targets
- Accumulation
- Architecture
- Parts
- Wholes
- Us
- Conclusion: possibilities
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 24, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-934833-2
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