Michael C. Corballis

Recursive Mind (eBook, ePUB)

The Origins of Human Language, Thought, and Civilization - Updated Edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Michael C. Corballis is professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His books include From Hand to Mouth: The Origins of Language (Princeton) and A Very Short Tour of the Mind: 21 Short Walks around the Human Brain.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781400851492
• Artikelnr.: 41054092

Autorenporträt

Michael C. Corballis With a new foreword by the author

Rezensionen

"The Recursive Mind: The Origins of Human Language, Thought, and Civilization, is a fascinating and well-grounded exposition of the nature and power of recursion. In its ultra-reasonable way, this is quite a revolutionary book because it attacks key notions about language and thought. Most notably, it disputes the idea, argued especially by linguist Noam Chomsky, that thought is fundamentally linguistic--in other words, you need language before you can have thoughts."--Liz Else, New Scientist