Evolving insight

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30 years after the publication of his seminal book, 'The Thinking Ape', Richard Byrne develops a new theory of the evolutionary origins of human abilities to understand the world of objects and other people. Defining mental representation and computation as 'insight', he reviews the evidence for this skill in the cognition of animals.

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Full title :Evolving insight / Richard W. Byrne.

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Publication Date:2016.
Edition:First edition

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Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016.

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Description:1 online resource (200 pages) : : illustrations (some color

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780191820281, 0191820288, 0191074063, 9780191074066
oclc:ocn961204243
LC Classification:BF449.5
Dewey Decimal:153.4

Cover ; Contents; 1 Introduction: What is insight, and why care about its evolution?; 2 Why are animals cognitive? The need for cognitive explanation in animal behavior; 3 In the beginning was the vocalization: Vocal communication in monkeys and apes; 4 Gestural communication in great apes; 5 Understanding others: Reacting to what others see and know; 6 Social complexity and the brain; 7 Learning from others: Cultural intelligence?; 8 Theory of mind: Understanding what others think about the world; 9 Pivot point: From social to technical abilities; 10 Knowledge about the physical world

11 Learning new complex skills: Behavior parsing and the origin of insight12 A road map to insight: How it is we can think about why things happen; References; Author index; Subject index

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Biological Evolution Évolution Évolution (Biologie) Evolution (Biology) Fulltext Inconscient Insight Internet resources intuition Primates Primates -- Évolution Primates (order) Problem Solving Résolution de problème Subconsciousness Unconscious, Psychology