The Thinking Ape: The Evolutionary Origins of Intelligence

ISBN-13: 9780198522652 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 280 str.

Richard Byrne

Opis

This text describes how human ancestors reached the point in cognitive evolution from which the evolution of modern humans was possible. Rather than speculating about the mental abilities of fossil hominids, on the basis of modern human psychology, the author explores earlier phases of evolution, with the more solid and testable evidence of human ancestry that is still alive: modern primates and other animals.

Recenzje

His account is eminently readable. Byrne puts difficult concepts into strikingly simple and stringent forms, yet on a level that requires some basic knowledge if one wants to follow every step. He never is tediously slow in argument...Byrne's is a fascinating and stimulating account. His risking to take a stand in favor of the thinking ape is counterbalanced by his cautious evaluation of differing interpretations.