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Prinz, Jesse J.

Beyond human nature : how culture and experience shape the human mind / Jesse J. Prinz. - 1st American ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, 2012. - xii, 401 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-387) and index.

The nature-nurture debate -- Where do traits come from? : Putting the genome back in the bottle ; Get smart -- Where does knowledge come from? : What babies know ; Sensible ideas -- Where does language come from? : The gift of the gab ; Words and worlds -- Where does thinking come from? : The Tao of thought ; Gender and geometry -- Where do feelings come from? : Fear and loathing in Micronesia ; Gladness and madness -- Where do values come from? : Coping with cannibalism ; In bed with Darwin.

A cognitive scientist describes how the influence of experience and culture can override DNA in an attempt to shatter the myth that illness and addiction are unavoidable as dictated by genetic composition.

ISBN: 9780393061758 0393061752 9780393347890 0393347893

Standard No.: 40021651247

LCCN: 2012033406

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mind and body.
Thought and thinking.
Mind and body.
Thought and thinking.
Entwicklung
Lernen
Erbe-Umwelt-Problem
Erfahrung
Soziales Lernen
Mind and body.
Thought and thinking.

LC Class. No.: BF161 / .P745 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 155.2/34