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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808826103321

Autore

Tague Gregory F.

Titolo

Art and adaptability : consciousness and cognitive culture / / by Gregory F. Tague

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill Rodopi, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

90-04-35626-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Consciousness, Literature and the Arts, , 1573-2193 ; ; Volume 52

Disciplina

153

Soggetti

Consciousness

Arts - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Setting Boundaries -- Intelligence: Communication and Theory of Mind -- Culture: The Adapted Mind -- Adaptive Functions: Selection and the Human Psyche -- Objections: Philosophy and Byproducts -- Neurobiology and Cognition: Consciousness and Representation -- Conclusion: The Arts and Sciences.

Sommario/riassunto

Art and Adaptability argues for a co-evolution of theory of mind and material/art culture. The book covers relevant areas from great ape intelligence, hominin evolution, Stone Age tools, Paleolithic culture and art forms, to neurobiology. We use material and art objects, whether painting or sculpture, to modify our own and other people’s thoughts so as to affect behavior. We don’t just make judgments about mental states; we create objects about which we make judgments in which mental states are inherent. Moreover, we make judgments about these objects to facilitate how we explore the minds and feelings of others. The argument is that it’s not so much art because of theory of mind but art as theory of mind.