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9780198522652

The Thinking Ape The Evolutionary Origins of Intelligence

by Byrne, Richard
  • ISBN13:

    9780198522652

  • ISBN10:

    0198522657

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-03-23
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Summary

This text describes how human ancestors reached the point in cognitive evolution from which the evolution of modern humans was possible. Rather than speculating about the mental abilities of fossil hominids, on the basis of modern human psychology, the author explores earlier phases of evolution, with the more solid and testable evidence of human ancestry that is still alive: modern primates and other animals.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Limits of Fossil Evidence
Taxonomy and the Reconstruction of Evolution
What is Intelligence and What is it For?
How Animals Learn
Why Animals Learn Better in Social Groups
Imitative Behavior in Animals
Understanding How Things Work
Understanding Minds: Doing and Seeing, Knowing and Thinking
What Use is a Theory of Mind?
Planning and Thinking Ahead
Apes and Language
Food for Thought
Machiavellian Intelligence
Testing the Theories
Taking Stock
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