The gap : the science of what separates us from other animals / Thomas Suddendorf.
- Suddendorf, Thomas.
- Date:
- [2013]
- Books
About this work
Description
Suddendorf provides a definitive account of the mental qualities that separate humans from other animals, as well as how these differences arose. He surveys the abilities most often cited as uniquely human-- language, intelligence, morality, culture, theory of mind, and mental time travel-- and finds that two traits account for most of the ways in which our minds appear so distinct: our open-ended ability to imagine and reflect on scenarios, and our insatiable drive to link our minds together.
Publication/Creation
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2013]
Physical description
vii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contributors
Contents
The last humans -- Remaining relatives -- Minds comparing minds -- Talking apes -- Time travelers -- Mind readers -- Smarter apes -- A new heritage -- Right and wrong -- Mind the gap -- The real middle earth -- Quo vadis?
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-340) and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineAOS.PXOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9780465030149
- 0465030149