Beyond the Brain
How Body and Environment Shape Animal and Human Minds
(Sprache: Englisch)
When a chimpanzee stockpiles rocks as weapons or when a frog sends out mating calls, we might easily assume these animals know their own motivations. But as Beyond the Brain indicates, this is a dangerous assumption, because animals have different...
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When a chimpanzee stockpiles rocks as weapons or when a frog sends out mating calls, we might easily assume these animals know their own motivations. But as Beyond the Brain indicates, this is a dangerous assumption, because animals have different evolutionary trajectories, ecological niches, and physical attributes. How do these differences influence animal thinking and behavior? Removing our human-centered spectacles, Louise Barrett investigates the mind and brain and offers an alternative approach for understanding animal and human cognition. Beyond the Brain illustrates how the body, brain, and cognition are tied to the wider world.
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Acknowledgments ix Chapter 1: Removing Ourselves from the Picture 1 Chapter 2: The Anthropomorphic Animal 20 Chapter 3: Small Brains, Smart Behavior 39 Chapter 4: The Implausible Nature of Portia 57 Chapter 5: When Do You Need a Big Brain? 71 Chapter 6: The Ecology of Psychology 94 Chapter 7: Metaphorical Mind Fields 112 Chapter 8: There Is No Such Thing as a Naked Brain 135 Chapter 9: World in Action 152 Chapter 10: Babies and Bodies 175 Chapter 11: Wider than the Sky 197 Epilogue 223 Notes 225 References 251 Index 269
Autoren-Porträt von Louise Barrett
Louise Barrett is Professor of Psychology and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Cognition, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Lethbridge. She is the author of Baboons.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Louise Barrett
- 2015, 288 Seiten, 14 Abbildungen, Maße: 15,6 x 23,7 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- ISBN-10: 0691165564
- ISBN-13: 9780691165561
- Erscheinungsdatum: 22.03.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
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