Gap The Science of What Separates Us from Other Animals

Name: Gap The Science of What Separates Us from Other Animals
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ISBN: 9780465030149

ISBN-10: 0465030149

ISBN-13: 9780465030149

Edition: 2013

Authors: Thomas Suddendorf

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There exists an undeniable chasm between the capacities of humans and those of animals, but what exactly is the difference between our minds and theirs? In The Gap, psychologist Thomas Suddendorf provides a definitive account of what makes human minds unique and how this disparity arose. He proposes that two innovations account for all of the ways in which our minds appear so distinct: our open-ended ability to imagine and reflect, and our insatiable drive to link our minds together. It is not language or morality that set us apart, but the ability to consider a range of scenarios, real and imagined, past and future. A provocative argument for reconsidering our place in nature, The Gap is…

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List price: $34.50
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 11/12/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.53" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English




The Last Humans



Remaining Relatives



Minds Comparing Minds



Talking Apes



Time Travelers



Mind Readers



Smarter Apes



A New Heritage



Right and Wrong



Mind the Gap



The Real Middle Earth



Quo Vadis?


Acknowledgments


Bibliographic Notes


References


Index