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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: 9780691145471
ISBN-10: 0691145474
Publication Date: 5/5/2011
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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