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The Recursive Mind challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. In this compelling book, Michael Corballis argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts within other thoughts. "I think, therefore I am," is an example of recursive thought, because the thinker has inserted himself into his thought. Recursion enables us to...

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"Corballis offers a novel synthesis of language, mental time travel, and theory of mind within an evolutionary perspective. The Recursive Mind is very well written for a general readership, but with lots of targeted references for experts."--Michael A. Arbib, coauthor of The Construction of Reality

"This is a wonderful book by an expert writer. Corballis tracks the importance of recursion in the context of language, theory of...

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Michael C. Corballis is professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His books include From Hand to Mouth: The Origins of Language (Princeton) and A Very Short Tour of the Mind: 21 Short Walks around the Human Brain.

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  • PublisherPrinceton University Press
  • Publication date2011
  • ISBN 10 0691145474
  • ISBN 13 9780691145471
  • BindingHardcover
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages304
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