The tool instinct /
Humans use countless tools and are constantly creating new ones. We are so prone to materiality that the changes we implement in our environment could put our very survival at stake. It has therefore become necessary to question the cognitive origins of this materiality. The Tool Instinct examines t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London : London :
ISTE, Ltd. ; Wiley,
2020.
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| Series: | Cognitive science series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Humans use countless tools and are constantly creating new ones. We are so prone to materiality that the changes we implement in our environment could put our very survival at stake. It has therefore become necessary to question the cognitive origins of this materiality. The Tool Instinct examines this subject by diametrically setting aside the idea that tool use is limited to manual activity. It proposes an original perspective that surpasses a great number of false beliefs regarding the relationship between humans and tools. The author argues that the human tendency to create and use tools relies on our ability (one that may be unique to our species) to generate our own physical problems, thereby resulting in a reasoning that is directed towards our physical world. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (237 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781119720348 1119720346 9781119720324 111972032X 1119720338 9781119720331 |