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The literate mind : a study of its scope and limitations / Andrew Wells.
| Author/creator | Wells, Andrew, 1952- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. |
| Description | xiii, 264 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Literacy in the world today -- Social construction and independent reality -- Universal human nature and the study of literacy -- The literate ecology -- The evolution of cooperation and selfishness -- Sexual selection, sex differences and social evolution -- Turing machines: syntactic foundations for the study of literacy -- The scope of the literate mind -- Literacy in the age of computers and the interent -- Grounding the literacy episteme -- The limitations of the literate mind -- The consequences of literacy. |
| Abstract | "Wells discusses how literacy affects human cognition from an ecological functionalism viewpoint by using the Turing machine, specifically the universal machine, as a model for the human mind. An excellent text for advanced undergraduate or graduate students of psychology, philosophy, linguistics, and education."--Publisher's website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-254) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780230201194 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0230201199 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781137025500 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1137025506 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LC149 .W45 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |