Thinking Ape The Evolutionary Origins of Intelligence

Name: Thinking Ape The Evolutionary Origins of Intelligence
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ISBN: 9780198522652

ISBN-10: 0198522657

ISBN-13: 9780198522652

Edition: 1995

Authors: Richard Byrne

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This text describes how human ancestors reached the point in cognitive evolution from which the evolution of modern humans was possible. Rather than speculating about the mental abilities of fossil hominids, on the basis of modern human psychology, the author explores earlier phases of evolution, with the more solid and testable evidence of human ancestry that is still alive: modern primates and other animals.

Book details

List price: $119.99
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/23/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 276
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English




Introduction: The Limits of Fossil Evidence



Taxonomy and the Reconstruction of Evolution



What is Intelligence and What is it For?



How Animals Learn



Why Animals Learn Better in Social Groups



Imitative Behavior in Animals



Understanding How Things Work



Understanding Minds: Doing and Seeing, Knowing and Thinking



What Use is a Theory of Mind?



Planning and Thinking Ahead



Apes and Language



Food for Thought



Machiavellian Intelligence



Testing the Theories



Taking Stock