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Origins of the Modern Mind Three Stages in the Evolution of Culture and Cognition

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ISBN-10: 0674644840

ISBN-13: 9780674644847

Edition: 1991

Authors: Merlin Donald

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Description:

This bold and brilliant book asks the ultimate question of the life sciences: How did the human mind acquire its incomparable power? In seeking the answer, Merlin Donald traces the evolution of human culture and cognition from primitive apes to artificial intelligence, presenting an enterprising and original theory of how the human mind evolved from its presymbolic form.
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Book details

List price: $39.00
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 3/15/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 424
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.94" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Merlin Donald is Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychology Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Prologue
The Need for a Theory of Cognitive Evolution
Mental Architecture as an Emergent Phenomenon
Culture as Evidence for Cognitive Structure
The Organization of This Book