Reaching into Thought: The Minds of the Great Apes - Softcover

Russon, Anne E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521644968 ISBN 13: 9780521644969

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

This book investigates current field and theoretical information on great ape cognition.

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Review

'... excellent chapters ... based on both captive and field experiments.' Craig B. Stanford, The Quarterly Review of Biology

'Recommended for any researcher interested in the study of great ape cognition, and all college and university libraries.' N. Krusko, Choice

'Reaching into Thought is a useful reference, particularly for readers with a background in the behaviour of apes and/or in the theoretical issues surrounding comparative investigations of intelligence ... nicely produced, with many good illustrations.' Christine M. Fillion, and Dorothy M. Fragaszy, University of Georgia, Athens

'... this fine book should be considered mandatory reading for all cognitive archaeologists.' Kathleen Gibson, Cambridge Archaeological Journal

'In addition to containing some truly wonderful individual articles, taken as a whole, it serves an important role by accurately reflecting the present status of cognitive primatology as it pertains to Great Apes.' Debbie Custance, Primate Eye

' ... the book taps all the right channels of current interest, every evolutionary cognitive science should buy it and maybe teach a seminar using it.' W. C. McGrew

Book Description

What special qualities of mind set the great apes apart from other nonhuman primates, and indeed from ourselves? In this book, field and laboratory researchers show that the great apes have high level abilities in both social and ecological domains, including tool use, pretense, self-awareness, deception, consolation, teaching and culture itself.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521644968
• ISBN 13: 9780521644969
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 478