Bibliograph

Beyond human nature, how culture and experience shape the human mind, Jesse J. Prinz

Type

Label

Beyond human nature, how culture and experience shape the human mind, Jesse J. Prinz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-387) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Beyond human nature

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

601108239

Responsibility statement

Jesse J. Prinz

Sub title

how culture and experience shape the human mind

Summary

A cognitive scientist describes how the influence of experience and culture can override DNA in an attempt to shatter the myth that illness and addiction are unavoidable as dictated by genetic composition

Table Of Contents

The nature-nurture debate -- Where do traits come from? : Putting the genome back in the bottle ; Get smart -- Where does knowledge come from? : What babies know ; Sensible ideas -- Where does language come from? : The gift of the gab ; Words and worlds -- Where does thinking come from? : The Tao of thought ; Gender and geometry -- Where do feelings come from? : Fear and loathing in Micronesia ; Gladness and madness -- Where do values come from? : Coping with cannibalism ; In bed with Darwin

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