Prehension : the hand and the emergence of humanity

Prehension : the hand and the emergence of humanity / Colin McGinn.

Author/creator	McGinn, Colin, 1950-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press, [2015]
Description	ix, 191 pages ; 21 cm
Subject(s)	Human evolution. Hand--Evolution.

Contents	Origins of humanity -- Two evolutionary principles -- Human prehistory -- Characteristics of the human hand -- Hands and tools -- Hands and language -- Ostension and prehension -- From signs to speech -- Hand and mind -- Selective cognition and the mouth -- The origin of sentience -- The meaning of the grip -- A culture of hands -- Arboreal remnants -- The future of the hand.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2014049819
ISBN	9780262029322 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0262029324 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Standard identifier#	40025199905

Availability data is currently unavailable.