Prehension: The Hand and the Emergence of Humanity

by Colin McGinn

Book Overview

In praise of the hand: A philosopher considers the crucial role of the hand in human evolution, particularly with respect to language.

"McGinn is an ingenious philosopher who thinks like a laser and writes like a dream."
--Steven Pinker

This book is a hymn to the hand. In Prehension, Colin McGinn links questions from science to philosophical concerns to consider something that we take for granted: the importance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262029324
• ISBN13: 9780262029322
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher