Prehension the hand and the emergence of humanity

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

Author/creator	McGinn, Colin, 1950-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press, [2015]
Description	ix, 191 pages ; 21 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014049819
ISBN	9780262029322 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780262533645 (pb.)

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