The Descent of Mind: Psychological Perspectives on Hominid Evolution

by Michael C. Corballis

The Descent of Mind: Psychological Perspectives on Hominid Evolution provides a provocative discussion and analysis of what psychologists have to say about the evolution of the human mind. To what extent is the human mind like that of an ape? Is language uniquely human? Is the human mind a product of biological evolution or cultural influences?

Until recently, these were questions answered by anthropologists and archaeologists. Then about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198524196
• ISBN13: 9780198524199
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.8" x 9.5"