The gap
Subtitle: the science of what separates us from other animals
By: Thomas Suddendorf
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780465030149
Subjects: Comparative Psychology; Psychology
Description: Suddendorf provides a definitive account of the mental qualities that separate humans from other animals, as well as how these differences arose. He surveys the abilities most often cited as uniquely human-- language, intelligence, morality, culture, theory of mind, and mental time travel-- and finds that two traits account for most of the ways in which our minds appear so distinct: our open-ended ability to imagine and reflect on scenarios, and our insatiable drive to link our minds together.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-340) and index.
Table of contents: title: The last humans; title: Remaining relatives; title: Minds comparing minds; title: Talking apes; title: Time travelers; title: Mind readers; title: Smarter apes; title: A new heritage; title: Right and wrong; title: Mind the gap; title: The real middle earth; title: Quo vadis?