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Autore |
McGinn Colin <1950-> |
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Prehension : the hand and the emergence of humanity / / Colin McGinn |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , 2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (202 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human evolution |
Hand - Evolution |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Origins of humanity -- Two evolutionary principles -- Human prehistory -- Characteristics of the human hand -- Hands and tools -- Hands and language -- Ostension and prehension -- From signs to speech -- Hand and mind -- Selective cognition and the mouth -- The origin of sentience -- The meaning of the grip -- A culture of hands -- Arboreal remnants -- The future of the hand. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In praise of the hand: A philosopher considers the crucial role of the hand in human evolution, particularly with respect to language. |
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