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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This work argues that what we now think of as reason or objective thinking is not a natural product of the existence of an enlarged brain. Rather, it is a way of learning to use the brain that runs counter to the natural characteristics involved in being an animal, a mammal and a primate.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This work argues that what we now think of as reason or objective thinking is not a natural product of the existence of an enlarged brain. Rather, it is a way of learning to use the brain that runs counter to the natural characteristics involved in being an animal, a mammal and a primate.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. How History Made the Mind, David Martel Johnson argues that what we now think of as "reason" or "objective thinking" is not a natural product of the existence of an enlarged brain or culmination of innate biological tendencies. Rather, it is a way of learning to use the brain that runs counter to the natural characteristics involved in being an animal, a mammal, and a primate. Johnson defends his theory of mind as a cultural artifact against objections, and uses it to question a number of currently fashionable positions in philosophy of mind, known theories of Julian Jaynes, which Johnson argues go too far in the direction of emphasizing the dissimilarities between ancient and modern ways of thinking.…

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Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN:9780195139327.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. How History Made the Mind, David Martel Johnson argues that what we now think of as "reason" or "objective thinking" is not a natural product of the existence of an enlarged brain or culmination of innate biological tendencies. Rather, it is a way of learning to use the brain that runs counter to the natural characteristics involved in being an animal, a mammal, and a primate. Johnson defends his theory of mind as a cultural artifact against objections, and uses it to question a number of currently fashionable positions in philosophy of mind, known theories of Julian Jaynes, which Johnson argues go too far in the direction of emphasizing the dissimilarities between ancient and modern ways of thinking. This work argues that what we now think of as "reason" or "objective thinking" is not a natural product of the existence of an enlarged brain. Rather, it is a way of learning to use the brain that runs counter to the natural characteristics involved in being an animal, a mammal and a primate. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. xiv,549. Pages are crisp and entirely unmarked. Spine tight, though slightly cocked, with sound binding. Boards straight, corners sharp. Head/tail of the spine are unpressed. 1" x 2.5" price sticker at the bottom of the rear board. Bound in dark gray cloth, with stamped silver lettering to the spine. If you order this from outside the United States, we will request an additional payment to help cover the postage. Please feel welcome to message us with any questions, or a request for photographs. Every order includes tracking and is wrapped and robustly packaged with care in Tucson, AZ. ~Mesquite Booksellers.…

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

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Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine, Unread, Unused. First Edition, First Printing. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling and embossed ownership stamp on lower corner of the Front-Free-Endpage; Still Gift Quality. Appears Unread. Text is clean. 9.25 inches tall; 401 pages with Citations and Index. In this book, twenty-eight leading scholars from diverse fields of "cognitive science"-linguistics, psychology, neurophysiology, and philosophy- present their latest, carefully considered judgements about what they think will be the future course of this intellectual movement, that in many respects has been a watershed in our contemporary struggles to comprehend that which is crucially significant about human beings. Jerome Bruner, Noam Chomsky, Margaret Boden, Ulric Neisser, Rom Harre, Merlin Donald, among others, have all written chapters in a non-technical style that can be enjoyed and understood by an inter-disciplinary audience of psychologists, philosophers, anthropologists, linguists, and cognitive scientists alike.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. Moderate wear. The pages are clean with no highlighting or writing. Some shelf wear with some corners slightly scuffed/curled. 30-day returns. Ships from Canada. For shipments to the United States, duties will be paid prior to shipping. ; 7.5 X 0.93 X 9.5 inches; 416 pages; R0 2.7m/2.4m s0. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fifth printing, hardcover, has a slight skew to the binding, bumps to the spine ends and corners, and subtle smudging with a touch of waving to the edges of the text block. Overall, this is a solid, Very Good copy in a like dust jacket, which has light wear to the spine ends, cover edges and corners, and subtle sunning to the spine.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. From publisher's library. Library marking on the dustjacket, no marking on the spine. Bookplate on inside cover and library stamp, otherwise book is new, never read, pages clean and crisp, spine unbroken. 0724A.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. How History Made the Mind, David Martel Johnson argues that what we now think of as "reason" or "objective thinking" is not a natural product of the existence of an enlarged brain or culmination of innate biological tendencies. Rather, it is a way of learning to use the brain that runs counter to the natural characteristics involved in being an animal, a mammal, and a primate. Johnson defends his theory of mind as a cultural artifact against objections, and uses it to question a number of currently fashionable positions in philosophy of mind, known theories of Julian Jaynes, which Johnson argues go too far in the direction of emphasizing the dissimilarities between ancient and modern ways of thinking. This work argues that what we now think of as "reason" or "objective thinking" is not a natural product of the existence of an enlarged brain. Rather, it is a way of learning to use the brain that runs counter to the natural characteristics involved in being an animal, a mammal and a primate. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:9780195103342. …