The Abstraction Engine: Extracting patterns in language, mind and brain
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The main thesis of this book is that abstraction, far from being confined to higher formsof cognition, language and logical reasoning, has actually been a major driving forcethroughout the evolution of creatures with brains. It is manifest in emotive as well as rationalthought. Wending its way through the various facets of abstraction, the book attemptsto clarify – and relate – the often confusing meanings of the word ‘abstract’ that one mayencounter even within the same discipline.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
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Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Number of pages | 192 |
ISBN (Print) | 978 90 272 1361 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978 90 272 6584 5 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Advances in Consciousness Research
ISSN: 1381-589X
Bind: 94
- Faculty of Humanities - abstraction, consciousness, brain, evolution
Research areas
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