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The Recursive Mind: The Origins of Human Language, Thought, and Civilization
The Recursive Mind The Origins of Human Language Thought and Civilization
Author: Michael C. Corballis
The Recursive Mind challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. In this compelling book, Michael Corballis argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts within other thoughts. "I think, therefore I am," is an example of recursive thou...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691160948
ISBN-10: 0691160945
Publication Date: 4/27/2014
Pages: 306
Edition: New in Paper,
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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