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This book is a hymn to the hand. In Prehension, Colin McGinn links questions from science to philosophical concerns to consider something that we take for granted: the importance of the hand in everything we do. Drawing on evolutionary biology, anatomy, archaeology, linguistics, psychology, and philosophy, among other disciplines, McGinn examines the role of the hand in shaping human evolution. He finds that the development of our capacity to grasp, to grip, to take hold (also known as prehension) is crucial in the emergence of Homo sapiens. McGinn sings the praises of the hand, and evolution, in a philosophical key. He mixes biology, anthropology, analytical philosophy, existential philosophy, sheer speculation, and utter amazement to celebrate humans' achievement of humanity.

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Book category Knihy po anglicky Society & social sciences Sociology & anthropology Anthropology

• Full title: Prehension
• Author: Colin McGinn
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• EAN: 9780262533645
• ISBN: 0262533642
• ID: 14423319
• Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
• Weight: 234 g
• Dimensions: 138 × 203 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 09. June 2017

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