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Homo symbolicus [[electronic resource] ] : the dawn of language, imagination and spirituality / / edited by Christopher S. Henshilwood, Francesco d'Errico
| Homo symbolicus [[electronic resource] ] : the dawn of language, imagination and spirituality / / edited by Christopher S. Henshilwood, Francesco d'Errico |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Disciplina | 155.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HenshilwoodChristopher Stuart
D'ErricoFrancesco |
| Soggetto topico |
Symbolism (Psychology)
Human behavior Language and languages - Origin Psycholinguistics Biolinguistics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-31471-1
9786613314710 90-272-8409-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Homo Symbolicus; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Editors' introduction; Acknowledgements; 1. Pan Symbolicus; 1. Introduction; 2. Communication does not equal language; 3. Language does not equal speech; 4. Symbol-use does not equal language; 5. Non-human language does not equal human language; 6. Pan symbolicus; References; 2.The evolution and the rise of human language; 1. Introduction; 2. Biological humanness; 3. Ape language and ape culture; 4. Maternal infant carriage and interaction as substrate of human agency; 5. Self-agency and the duality of consciousness; 6. Conclusion
References3.The origin of symbolically mediated behaviour; 1. Introduction; 2. First instances of symbolic material culture and their implications; 3. Demography as a triggering factor?; 4. Climate as a triggering factor; 5. Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; 4. Middle Stone Age engravings and their significance to the debate on the emergence of symbolic material culture; 1. Introduction; 2. Howiesons Poort techno-tradition; 2.1 Diepkloof Rock Shelter; 2.1.1 Archaeological context and dating; 3. Diepkloof engraved ostrich eggshells; 4. Still Bay techno-tradition; 4.1 Blombos Cave 4.1.1 Archaeological context and dating5. Blombos engraved ochre; 6. Contrasting the significance of early engravings; Acknowledgements; References; 5.Complex cognition required for compound adhesive manufacture in the Middle Stone Age implies symbolic capacity; 1. Introduction; 2. What is complex cognition?; 3. What gave rise to complex cognition?; 4. The archaeological evidence; 5. Replicated compound adhesive manufacture: Methods; 6. Compound adhesive manufacture as a proxy for modern cognition; Reference; 6.The emergence of language, art and symbolic thinking; 1. Introduction 2. Neandertal-ness3. Paradigm lost; 4. Paradigm found; 5. Conclusion; References; 7.The human major transition in relation to symbolic behaviour, including language, imagination, and spirituality; 1. What is a major evolutionary transition?; 2. Human evolution as a major transition; 3. Cognitive teamwork and simple forms that preceded more advanced forms; 4. Language, imagination, and spirituality; 5. Testable predictions; References; 8.The living as symbols, the dead as symbols; 1. Introduction: Living symbols, dead symbols 2. Problematising the archaeological debate: Symbolic revolutions that were or were not3. Material culture symbols among the living; 4. The dead as symbols; 5. The evolution of Homo symbolicus: Gradual, abrupt, or fragmentary?; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 9.Biology and mechanisms related to the dawn of language; 1. The Functional and Structural Context; 2. The Nature of Language: Crucial Features; 2.1 An embodied symbolic system; 2.2 Equivalence class of representations and embodiment; 2.3 Key features of language; 3. Hierarchical Structuring; 3.1 Functional structure 3.2 Bottom-up and top-down causation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457270603321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Homo symbolicus [[electronic resource] ] : the dawn of language, imagination and spirituality / / edited by Christopher S. Henshilwood, Francesco d'Errico
| Homo symbolicus [[electronic resource] ] : the dawn of language, imagination and spirituality / / edited by Christopher S. Henshilwood, Francesco d'Errico |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Disciplina | 155.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HenshilwoodChristopher Stuart
D'ErricoFrancesco |
| Soggetto topico |
Symbolism (Psychology)
Human behavior Language and languages - Origin Psycholinguistics Biolinguistics |
| ISBN |
1-283-31471-1
9786613314710 90-272-8409-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Homo Symbolicus; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Editors' introduction; Acknowledgements; 1. Pan Symbolicus; 1. Introduction; 2. Communication does not equal language; 3. Language does not equal speech; 4. Symbol-use does not equal language; 5. Non-human language does not equal human language; 6. Pan symbolicus; References; 2.The evolution and the rise of human language; 1. Introduction; 2. Biological humanness; 3. Ape language and ape culture; 4. Maternal infant carriage and interaction as substrate of human agency; 5. Self-agency and the duality of consciousness; 6. Conclusion
References3.The origin of symbolically mediated behaviour; 1. Introduction; 2. First instances of symbolic material culture and their implications; 3. Demography as a triggering factor?; 4. Climate as a triggering factor; 5. Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; 4. Middle Stone Age engravings and their significance to the debate on the emergence of symbolic material culture; 1. Introduction; 2. Howiesons Poort techno-tradition; 2.1 Diepkloof Rock Shelter; 2.1.1 Archaeological context and dating; 3. Diepkloof engraved ostrich eggshells; 4. Still Bay techno-tradition; 4.1 Blombos Cave 4.1.1 Archaeological context and dating5. Blombos engraved ochre; 6. Contrasting the significance of early engravings; Acknowledgements; References; 5.Complex cognition required for compound adhesive manufacture in the Middle Stone Age implies symbolic capacity; 1. Introduction; 2. What is complex cognition?; 3. What gave rise to complex cognition?; 4. The archaeological evidence; 5. Replicated compound adhesive manufacture: Methods; 6. Compound adhesive manufacture as a proxy for modern cognition; Reference; 6.The emergence of language, art and symbolic thinking; 1. Introduction 2. Neandertal-ness3. Paradigm lost; 4. Paradigm found; 5. Conclusion; References; 7.The human major transition in relation to symbolic behaviour, including language, imagination, and spirituality; 1. What is a major evolutionary transition?; 2. Human evolution as a major transition; 3. Cognitive teamwork and simple forms that preceded more advanced forms; 4. Language, imagination, and spirituality; 5. Testable predictions; References; 8.The living as symbols, the dead as symbols; 1. Introduction: Living symbols, dead symbols 2. Problematising the archaeological debate: Symbolic revolutions that were or were not3. Material culture symbols among the living; 4. The dead as symbols; 5. The evolution of Homo symbolicus: Gradual, abrupt, or fragmentary?; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 9.Biology and mechanisms related to the dawn of language; 1. The Functional and Structural Context; 2. The Nature of Language: Crucial Features; 2.1 An embodied symbolic system; 2.2 Equivalence class of representations and embodiment; 2.3 Key features of language; 3. Hierarchical Structuring; 3.1 Functional structure 3.2 Bottom-up and top-down causation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781469803321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Homo symbolicus : the dawn of language, imagination and spirituality / / edited by Christopher S. Henshilwood, Francesco d'Errico
| Homo symbolicus : the dawn of language, imagination and spirituality / / edited by Christopher S. Henshilwood, Francesco d'Errico |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Disciplina | 155.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HenshilwoodChristopher Stuart
D'ErricoFrancesco |
| Soggetto topico |
Symbolism (Psychology)
Human behavior Language and languages - Origin Psycholinguistics Biolinguistics |
| ISBN |
1-283-31471-1
9786613314710 90-272-8409-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Homo Symbolicus; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Editors' introduction; Acknowledgements; 1. Pan Symbolicus; 1. Introduction; 2. Communication does not equal language; 3. Language does not equal speech; 4. Symbol-use does not equal language; 5. Non-human language does not equal human language; 6. Pan symbolicus; References; 2.The evolution and the rise of human language; 1. Introduction; 2. Biological humanness; 3. Ape language and ape culture; 4. Maternal infant carriage and interaction as substrate of human agency; 5. Self-agency and the duality of consciousness; 6. Conclusion
References3.The origin of symbolically mediated behaviour; 1. Introduction; 2. First instances of symbolic material culture and their implications; 3. Demography as a triggering factor?; 4. Climate as a triggering factor; 5. Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; 4. Middle Stone Age engravings and their significance to the debate on the emergence of symbolic material culture; 1. Introduction; 2. Howiesons Poort techno-tradition; 2.1 Diepkloof Rock Shelter; 2.1.1 Archaeological context and dating; 3. Diepkloof engraved ostrich eggshells; 4. Still Bay techno-tradition; 4.1 Blombos Cave 4.1.1 Archaeological context and dating5. Blombos engraved ochre; 6. Contrasting the significance of early engravings; Acknowledgements; References; 5.Complex cognition required for compound adhesive manufacture in the Middle Stone Age implies symbolic capacity; 1. Introduction; 2. What is complex cognition?; 3. What gave rise to complex cognition?; 4. The archaeological evidence; 5. Replicated compound adhesive manufacture: Methods; 6. Compound adhesive manufacture as a proxy for modern cognition; Reference; 6.The emergence of language, art and symbolic thinking; 1. Introduction 2. Neandertal-ness3. Paradigm lost; 4. Paradigm found; 5. Conclusion; References; 7.The human major transition in relation to symbolic behaviour, including language, imagination, and spirituality; 1. What is a major evolutionary transition?; 2. Human evolution as a major transition; 3. Cognitive teamwork and simple forms that preceded more advanced forms; 4. Language, imagination, and spirituality; 5. Testable predictions; References; 8.The living as symbols, the dead as symbols; 1. Introduction: Living symbols, dead symbols 2. Problematising the archaeological debate: Symbolic revolutions that were or were not3. Material culture symbols among the living; 4. The dead as symbols; 5. The evolution of Homo symbolicus: Gradual, abrupt, or fragmentary?; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 9.Biology and mechanisms related to the dawn of language; 1. The Functional and Structural Context; 2. The Nature of Language: Crucial Features; 2.1 An embodied symbolic system; 2.2 Equivalence class of representations and embodiment; 2.3 Key features of language; 3. Hierarchical Structuring; 3.1 Functional structure 3.2 Bottom-up and top-down causation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825877803321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||