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Anthology of Contemporary Clinical Classics in Analytical Psychology - The New Ancestors (Paperback): Stefano Carpani Anthology of Contemporary Clinical Classics in Analytical Psychology - The New Ancestors (Paperback)
Stefano Carpani
R1,000 Discovery Miles 10 000 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Includes all the leading figures in the Jungian world, including Donals Kalsched, Fanny Brewster and Joe Cambray. Two volumes, but each one is standalone. Each volume includes a lengthy introduction by the author, and each piece is introduced by its author, explaining why it was chosen.

Interview and Indicators in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (Paperback): Antonio Perez Sanchez Interview and Indicators in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (Paperback)
Antonio Perez Sanchez
R1,130 Discovery Miles 11 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book deals with initial interviews in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, suggesting the idea of special "indicators". These indicators relate to three main areas. Firstly, psychoanalytical understanding of initial interviews to evaluate the patient's suitability for a psychoanalytically based treatment, discussing the dynamics, aims and technique of the interview. Three areas to be explored in the interview are considered: psychopathological data; biographical data, and data arising from the interaction of the patient with the therapist in the interview itself. Secondly, part of the book is devoted to the definition and description of what the author calls "indicators" for the therapist to build a personality profile showing suitability for psychoanalytic treatment. The main theoretical bases of the book are Freud, Klein and Bion. A third part deals with the controversial issue of the differentiation between psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The specificity of psychoanalysis is defined in comparison with psychotherapy. A specific psychoanalytic method and setting may be created as well as a specific psychotherapeutic method and setting.

The Reception and Rendition of Freud in China - China's Freudian Slip (Hardcover): Tao Jiang, Philip J. Ivanhoe The Reception and Rendition of Freud in China - China's Freudian Slip (Hardcover)
Tao Jiang, Philip J. Ivanhoe
R4,286 Discovery Miles 42 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Although Freud makes only occasional, brief references to China and Chinese culture in his works, for almost a hundred years many leading Chinese intellectuals have studied and appropriated various Freudian theories. However, whilst some features of Freud's views have been warmly embraced from the start and appreciated for their various explanatory and therapeutic values, other aspects have been vigorously criticized as implausible or inapplicable to the Chinese context. This book explores the history, reception, and use of Freud and his theories in China, and makes an original and substantial contribution to our understanding of the Chinese people and their culture as well as to our appreciation of western attempts to understand the people and culture of China. The essays are organised around three key areas of research. First, it examines the historical background concerning the China-Freud connection in the 20th century, before going on to use reconstructed Freudian theories in order to provide a modernist critique of Chinese culture. Finally, the book deploys traditional Chinese thought in order to challenge various aspects of the Freudian project. Both Freudianism's universal appeal and its cultural particularity are in full display throughout the book. At the same time, the allure of Chinese cultural and literary expressions, both in terms of their commonality with other cultures and their distinctive characteristics, are also scrutinized. This collection of essays will be welcomed by those interested in early modern and contemporary China, as well as the work and influence of Freud. It will also be of great interest to students and scholars of psychology, psychoanalysis, literature, philosophy, religion, and cultural studies more generally.

Bisexual and Pansexual Identities - Exploring and Challenging Invisibility and Invalidation (Paperback): Nikki Hayfield Bisexual and Pansexual Identities - Exploring and Challenging Invisibility and Invalidation (Paperback)
Nikki Hayfield
R1,148 Discovery Miles 11 480 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book explores the invisibility and invalidation of bisexuality from the past to the present and is unique in extending the discussion to focus on contemporary and emerging identities. Nikki Hayfield draws on research from psychology and the social sciences to offer a detailed and in-depth exploration of the invisibility and invalidation of bisexuality, pansexuality, and asexuality. The book discusses how early sexologists' understood gender and sexuality within a binary model and how this provided the underpinnings of bisexual invisibility. The existing research on biphobia and bisexual marginalisation is synthesised to explore how bisexuality has often been invisible or invalidated. Hayfield then evidences clear examples of the invisibility and invalidation of bisexuality, pansexuality, and asexuality within education, employment, mainstream mass media, and the wider culture. Throughout the book there is consideration of the impact that this invisibility and invalidation has on people's sense of identity and on their health and wellbeing. It concludes with a discussion of how bisexuality, pansexuality, and asexuality have become somewhat more visible than in the past and the potential that visibility holds for recognition and representation. This is fascinating reading for students and academics interested in in bisexuality, pansexuality, and asexual spectrum identities and for those who have a personal interest in bisexuality, pansexuality, and asexuality.

Tea with Winnicott (Paperback): Brett Kahr Tea with Winnicott (Paperback)
Brett Kahr
R883 Discovery Miles 8 830 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In a work of startling originality, Professor Brett Kahr has resurrected Donald Winnicott from the dead and has invited him for a memorable cup of tea at 87 Chester Square - his former London residence - where the two men discuss Winnicott's life and work in compelling detail. With original drawings by Alison Bechdel, best-selling author and illustrator of Fun Home and Are You My Mother?, this 'posthumous interview' will be the perfect guide for students and the ideal present for colleagues.

Promoting Positive Parenting Classic Edition - An Attachment-Based Intervention (Paperback): Femmie Juffer, Marian J.... Promoting Positive Parenting Classic Edition - An Attachment-Based Intervention (Paperback)
Femmie Juffer, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn
R1,331 Discovery Miles 13 310 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Classic Edition of Promoting Positive Parenting illuminates the widespread success of the Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD), now used in many countries, offering thousands of families the support they need to thrive. A new preface from the authors reflects on the original research and development of the program, considers its effectiveness, and outlines future aims to broaden implementation and test new modalities. The original volume offers a new generation of students and professionals an introduction to the brief and focused parenting intervention program that has been successful in a variety of clinical and non-clinical groups and cultures. It offers detailed descriptions and case reports of several intervention studies of the program, describes the implementation and testing of a variety of VIPP based interventions highlighting different families in a variety of childcare settings, and in various countries including the Netherlands, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It details the successful implementation of the program in samples of insecure mothers, mothers with eating disorders, preterm infants, adopted children, children suffering from dermatitis, and children with early externalizing behavior problems. The Classic Edition of Promoting Positive Parenting is for all those with concerned with family support and parenting interventions in the fields of developmental and clinical psychology, human development and family studies, psychiatry, social work, public health and nursing and early childhood education.

A Comprehensive Guide to Safety and Aging - Minimizing Risk, Maximizing Security (Paperback): Barry S. Eckert, Robert Wolf, Amy... A Comprehensive Guide to Safety and Aging - Minimizing Risk, Maximizing Security (Paperback)
Barry S. Eckert, Robert Wolf, Amy Ehrlich
R2,131 Discovery Miles 21 310 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This text covers safety topics related to aging. Featuring a toolkit including checklists and workbook elements to outline what tasks need to be conducted, and in what order, the book aims to identify potential risks and avoid potential pitfalls. It discusses fire safety, food safety, occupational safety, personal emergency response systems (PERS), fall detection devices, remote patient monitoring devices, electronic medication ordering and dispensing, home-based activity monitoring, legal safety tools, medical safety concerns, and tools, falls prevention and vertigo. The text will appeal to professionals and graduate students in the fields of ergonomics, human factors, occupational health, and safety.

Analyzing US Census Data - Methods, Maps, and Models in R (Paperback): Kyle Walker Analyzing US Census Data - Methods, Maps, and Models in R (Paperback)
Kyle Walker
R1,661 Discovery Miles 16 610 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Access US Census Bureau geographic and demographic data directly within R. Wrangle Census data with tidyverse tools and work with margins of error in the American Community Survey. Make maps and interactive web visualizations with US Census data. Explore Census data with spatial analysis using the sf package. Integrate Census data into spatial and machine learning models.

Linguistic Decision Making - Numerical Scale Model and Consistency-Driven Methodology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Yucheng Dong,... Linguistic Decision Making - Numerical Scale Model and Consistency-Driven Methodology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Yucheng Dong, Jiuping Xu
R2,797 Discovery Miles 27 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book proposes a novel CWW model to personalize individual semantics in linguistic decision making, based on two new concepts: numerical scale and consistency-driven methodology. The numerical scale model provides a unified framework to connect different linguistic symbolic computational models for CWW, and the consistency-driven methodology customizes individuals' semantics to support linguistic group decision making by setting personalized numerical scales. The book is a valuable resource for researchers and postgraduates who are interested in CWW in linguistic decision making.

The Evolved Structure of Human Social Behaviour and Personality - Psychoanalytic Insights (Hardcover, New): Ralf-Peter Behrendt The Evolved Structure of Human Social Behaviour and Personality - Psychoanalytic Insights (Hardcover, New)
Ralf-Peter Behrendt
R1,849 Discovery Miles 18 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book reviews psychoanalytic theory with the aim of developing a evolutionarily feasible model of social behavior and personality that can help to bridge the gap between psychoanalysis and neuroscience.In bringing together various psychoanalytic theories with aspects of ethology, sociology, and behaviorism, the book seeks to overcome the theoretical impasse faced by cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience in their endeavors to understand how the brain has evolved to organize complex social behavior in humans. The book is of academic interest, addressing those working in behavioral sciences who want to gather what can be learned from the rich body of psychoanalytic theory for the sake of advancing the goal shared by all behavioral sciences: to elucidate the principles of regulation of social behavior and personality and understand where and how we can find their neural underpinnings. It advocates that brain-social behavior relationship can only be understood if we learn from and integrate psychoanalytic insights gained across the last century from clinical work by what are often considered to be rival schools of thought. The book should also be of interest to psychoanalysts looking for a systematic and integrative overview of psychoanalytic theories, an overview that reaches across ego psychology, object relations theory, attachment theory, self psychology, and Lacanian theory. The book is not, however, a critique of psychoanalytic theory or a review of its historical development; it emphasizes consistencies and compatibilities rather than differences between psychoanalytic schools of thought.

Progress without Loss of Soul - A Wholistic Approach to Modernization Planning (Paperback, illustrated edition): Theodore Abt Progress without Loss of Soul - A Wholistic Approach to Modernization Planning (Paperback, illustrated edition)
Theodore Abt
R1,574 Discovery Miles 15 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Humanity today is passing through an extremely important and crucial transition toward a global society. In this process each individual is obliged to adjust his or her psychic and spiritual being to successfully cope with the new paradigm. This whole area offers endless scope for a creative exploration of the relationship between the individual and the community, between members of the vast family, and within the crucible of each individual psyche. Dr. Abt has made an important contribution toward articulating a holistic approach to the process of planning for modernization. He has touched upon some of the deeper issues involved which require our careful and sustained attention."-Dr. Karan Singh Lays out a new approach to worldwide economic and industrial development. Theodor Abt, Ph.D., is a professor of agronomy and economic planning at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and a training analyst at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich. The author of numerous articles and works in German, he is also an internationally known speaker and consultant on problems relating to modernization planning.

Perversion - A Jungian Approach (Paperback): Fiona Ross Perversion - A Jungian Approach (Paperback)
Fiona Ross
R799 Discovery Miles 7 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Theoretical understanding of perversion is neglected in analytical psychology, and narrowly developed in psycho-analysis, where it traditionally refers to sexual perversion. Etymological exploration of the word perversion, including its use in religious, moral, sociological and legal contexts, reveals a wider meaning than that adopted in psychoanalysis. The aim of the author is to revise the psychoanalytic model through the introduction of Jungian concepts that extend the understanding of perversion beyond the bounds of sexuality to a more general relational context.By describing the development of psycho-analytic thinking on perversion in detail, the author is able to highlight the central differences between the Freudian and Jungian interpretive traditions and to explain why Jungian ideas on perversion have remained underdeveloped, leading to the absence of a unique or available Jungian contribution to the theory of perversion. Jungian concepts, together with some from outside the psychoanalytic domain, are combined with psycho-analytic theory in the formulation of an integrated formulation in which perversion is presented as a response to early trauma with intrapsychic deception enacted relationally in the outside world through vengeful behavior, that is not necessarily sexual, but is addictive and symptomatic of a defensive psychic structure that establishes and perpetuates self-deception. The formulation is presented in stages with illustrations drawn from three biographies, exemplifying sexual perversion, bodily perversion, and emotional or cognitive perversion.

Psychoanalytic Reflections on a Changing World (Paperback, New): Halina Brunning Psychoanalytic Reflections on a Changing World (Paperback, New)
Halina Brunning
R1,128 Discovery Miles 11 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The main purpose of this book is to look at a range of ubiquitous phenomena that make up our daily life and to ask not so much whether but what psychoanalytic thinking can add to our current understanding of these phenomena. Could there be another layer, below the obvious surface-layer that needs to be explored further? If so, can psychoanalytic light reflect upon and illuminate some of the new contours and shapes perhaps previously not fully seen or appreciated? What interim conclusions can we reach as a result of this reflection upon our modern world? This book is linked to its immediate predecessor, "Psychoanalytic Perspectives on a Turbulent World," but it differs significantly in tone, light and composition. This new book no longer addresses itself to the complex and troubling issues such as war, conflict, the global financial crisis and our struggle with leadership, instead it focuses on the lighter side of life.

If You Can't Trust Your Mother, Whom Can You Trust? - Soul Murder, Psychoanalysis and Creativity (Paperback): Leonard... If You Can't Trust Your Mother, Whom Can You Trust? - Soul Murder, Psychoanalysis and Creativity (Paperback)
Leonard Shengold
R1,336 Discovery Miles 13 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The main theme of this book concerns the continuing psychic centrality of parents for their children. Several chapters examine an author and his works, outlining that author s relationships with parents, good-and-bad, and making descriptive comments about these based both on information gleaned from the author s life and writings as well as from observations found in autobiographies, biographies and critical works. Since these studies in part concern stories of child abuse and deprivation, the book predominantly illustrates bad parenting that seems to have contributed to the child s psychopathology. Yet in most cases there has also been an evocation by the trauma and deprivation of adaptive and even creative reactions--this positive effect also of course largely attributable to concomitant good parenting--and yet there are some cases where little of this seems to have existed and yet the children still turn out to be able to make something of themselves. The conditions that make for psychic health in a traumatized childhood are mysterious and can t always be accounted for.The central mental and emotional importance of the parents in the earliest development of the child s body and mind is generally accepted. The continuing lifelong centrality of parental actual and (predominantly unconscious) psychic presences that can motivate emotions, thoughts, and actions, and persist for the rest of a person s life, is frequently not recognized, acknowledged, nor denied. As the author notes, "We spend so much of our lives, especially as middle age and old age approaches, waiting for a magically endowed good parent who will fulfill the promise of our earliest years, waiting, as Becket puts it, for Godot to restore us to our narcissistic beginnings, at least intermittently full of the promise of eternal happy existence."

Understanding Religion and Spirituality in Clinical Practice (Paperback, New): Margaret Clark Understanding Religion and Spirituality in Clinical Practice (Paperback, New)
Margaret Clark
R813 Discovery Miles 8 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Understanding Religion and Spirituality in Clinical Practice" is a volume in the clinical practice monograph series from the Society of Analytical Psychology. This series is intended primarily for trainees on psychotherapy and psychodynamic counselling courses, and for those who are newly qualified.Here, Margaret Clark considers the difficulties clinicians may encounter when patients talk about God or about their spiritual life, and how necessary it is for therapists to examine their own image of God and their own understanding of spirituality, so that they can distinguish these from those of their patients. She emphasizes how varied are people s images and understanding of what God stands for, and how in healthy development these will change over time.The book demonstrates, through numerous clinical vignettes, how clinicians can understand a patient s talking about religion or about God hearing the voice of God, having a vision of God, or being convinced that God wants them to act in a particular way; or, equally, seeing the Devil.The book differentiates between religion and spirituality, and between religious and spiritual aims and practices. It also distinguishes some mystical and spiritual experiences from those which are considered psychotic.There is reference to major theorists throughout, particularly to Freud, Jung, and Winnicott."

The Foundations of Psychoanalytic Theories - Project for a Scientific Enough Psychoanalysis (Paperback, New): Vesa Talvitie The Foundations of Psychoanalytic Theories - Project for a Scientific Enough Psychoanalysis (Paperback, New)
Vesa Talvitie
R884 Discovery Miles 8 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The normal approach to the study of the foundations of psychoanalysis is to focus on Sigmund Freud's classical texts. In this book, however, Vesa Talvitie approaches the issue from the perspective of the foundations of behavioral sciences in general. He studies the nature of psychological terms and explanations, and the relation between neuroscience and psychology. Due to the wide perspective, the author is able to create a fresh view to the stubborn debate concerning the scientific status of psychoanalysis.The author shows that both advocates and critics of psychoanalysis have a tendency to misconstrue the nature of psychoanalytic theorizing, and thus have had unrealistic expectations of psychoanalytic explanations. The book tries to differentiate between those aspects of psychoanalysis which should be considered scientific, and those aspects of psychotherapies in general which should not come into the scientific category. This book will be found to be a valuable contribution to the field of psychoanalytic studies.

The Sense of Reference - Intentionality in Frege (Hardcover, Reprint 2012): Gilead Bar-Elli The Sense of Reference - Intentionality in Frege (Hardcover, Reprint 2012)
Gilead Bar-Elli
R3,384 Discovery Miles 33 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Racism and Cultural Diversity - Cultivating Racial Harmony through Counselling, Group Analysis, and Psychotherapy (Paperback):... Racism and Cultural Diversity - Cultivating Racial Harmony through Counselling, Group Analysis, and Psychotherapy (Paperback)
M. J. Maher
R1,353 Discovery Miles 13 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Mary J. Maher writes for all those interested in the dynamics of racism, from professionals in counseling, group analysis and psychotherapy working in multiracial and multicultural societies to those exposed to racism who need help in dealing with the impact of their experiences. She also addresses the concept of victims becoming perpetrators if support is not given to contain the process. Herself a group analyst, the author experienced at first-hand racial discrimination within the system, but rather than succumb has instead produced an enduring and proficient work that draws heavily on personal experience. Combining years of counseling skill with a natural compassion, she makes the subject of racism approachable, thus motivating all those wanting to explore the issues. For people whose experience of broken attachments crosses racial lines, this book is possibly the first to use Bowlby s Attachment Theory as a framework for understanding racism. In her endeavor to create harmony among differing cultures, Maher has written an insightful must-read for working with, and understanding, people of diverse races."

Journeys through Emerging Adulthood - An Introduction to Development from Ages 18-30 Around the World (Paperback): Alan Reifman Journeys through Emerging Adulthood - An Introduction to Development from Ages 18-30 Around the World (Paperback)
Alan Reifman
R1,329 R1,227 Discovery Miles 12 270 Save R102 (8%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Journeys through Emerging Adulthood takes the reader on a tour of contemporary transitions to adulthood, reporting on the latest cross-national and cross-cultural research into young adulthood and separating fact from fiction about this important life phase. Alan Reifman shows how today's youth are taking more time to enter traditional adult roles, and explores the benefits and disadvantages of this gradual emergence into adulthood. This essential textbook navigates the research that reveals the substantial variety in young people's paths to adulthood. It covers the spectrum of the young adult experience, examining the influence that parents have on their grown children's progress and identity as adults, and considering the impact of traditional milestones such as higher education, establishing a career, forming romantic relationships and becoming a parent. It examines key topics including mental health in emerging adults and the likelihood of substance abuse, and how young adults might reach out into the community through volunteerism, religious involvement and political activism. Each section includes examples and studies conducted in a range of countries, exploring how the journey to adulthood can vary according to cultural context as well as individual circumstance. The book affirms that while there is great variety in how one transitions to adulthood, there is no correct path, and most people fare well - or even thrive - in adulthood. Featuring end-of-chapter summaries, quizzes and activities, Journeys Through Emerging Adulthood provides an accessible yet comprehensive overview of this significant life stage, connecting fundamental psychological theories with modern social phenomena. Reifman's text is essential reading for both undergraduate and graduate students of psychology, human development and sociology, as well as students and researchers of any discipline interested in the path to adulthood.

Existentialism in Pandemic Times - Implications for Psychotherapists, Coaches and Organisations (Paperback): Monica Hanaway Existentialism in Pandemic Times - Implications for Psychotherapists, Coaches and Organisations (Paperback)
Monica Hanaway
R996 Discovery Miles 9 960 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

- this book fills a gap in the market, since not much has been written on the existential approach and Covid - the author is a knowledgeable and a well-known authority in the existential tradition

Working with Autistic People in the Criminal Justice and Forensic Mental Health Systems - A Handbook for Practitioners... Working with Autistic People in the Criminal Justice and Forensic Mental Health Systems - A Handbook for Practitioners (Paperback)
Nichola Tyler, Anne Sheeran
R826 Discovery Miles 8 260 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

1. At present there are no edited books dedicated to understanding and working with individuals with Autism in secure settings. 2. Likely to appeal to a wide audience including psychology, psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and criminal justice staff. 3. Will be the first of its kind to combine theory, research and practice in the area of ASC and offending. 4. This is a growing area and a much-needed text in this arena.

An Existential Approach to Interpersonal Trauma - Modes of Existing and Confrontations with Reality (Paperback): Marc Boaz An Existential Approach to Interpersonal Trauma - Modes of Existing and Confrontations with Reality (Paperback)
Marc Boaz
R996 Discovery Miles 9 960 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

An Existential Approach to Interpersonal Trauma provides a new existential framework for understanding the experiences of interpersonal trauma building on reflections from Marc Boaz's own personal history, clinical insight and research. The book suggests that psychology, psychotherapy and existentialism do not recognise the significance of the existential movements that occur in traumatic confrontations with reality. By considering what people find at the limits and boundaries of human experiencing, Boaz describes the ways in which they can disillusion and re-illusion themselves, and how this becomes incorporated into their modes of existing in the world and in relation to others. In incorporating the experience of trauma into the way people live - all the existential horror, terror and liberation contained within it - Boaz invites them to embrace an expansive ethic of (re)(dis)covery. This ethic recognises the ambiguity and spectrality of interpersonal trauma, and expands the horizons of our human relationships. The book provides an important basis for professionals wanting to work existentially with interpersonal trauma and for people wanting to deepen their understanding of the trauma they have experienced.

The Red Book - A Reader's Edition (Paperback): C. G. Jung The Red Book - A Reader's Edition (Paperback)
C. G. Jung; Edited by Sonu Shamdasani; Translated by Sonu Shamdasani, John Peck, Mark Kyburz
R1,140 R912 Discovery Miles 9 120 Save R228 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Red Book, published to wide acclaim in 2009, contains the nucleus of C. G. Jung's later works. It was here that he developed his principal theories of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuation that would transform psychotherapy from treatment of the sick into a means for the higher development of the personality. As Sara Corbett wrote in the New York Times, "The creation of one of modern history's true visionaries, The Red Book is a singular work, outside of categorization. As an inquiry into what it means to be human, it transcends the history of psychoanalysis and underscores Jung's place among revolutionary thinkers like Marx, Orwell and, of course, Freud." The Red Book: A Reader's Edition features Sonu Shamdasani's introductory essay and the full translation of Jung's vital work in one volume.

The Evolution of Intelligence (Paperback): Robert J. Sternberg, James C Kaufman The Evolution of Intelligence (Paperback)
Robert J. Sternberg, James C Kaufman
R1,668 Discovery Miles 16 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How is one to understand the nature of intelligence? One approach is through psychometric testing, but such an approach often puts the "cart before the horse"--the test before the theory. Another approach is to use evolutionary theory. This criterion has been suggested by a number of individuals in the past, from Charles Darwin in the more distant past to Howard Gardner, Stephen Gould, Steven Pinker, Carl Sagan, David Stenhouse, and many others. The chapters in this book address three major questions: 1. Does evolutionary theory help us understand the nature of human intelligence? 2. If so, what does it tell us about the nature of human intelligence? 3. And if so, how has intelligence evolved? The goal of this book is to present diverse points of view on the evolution of intelligence as offered by leading experts in the field. In particular, it may be possible to better understand the nature and societal implications of intelligence by understanding how and why it has evolved as it has. This book is unique in offering a diversity of points of view on the topic of the evolution of human intelligence.

8th Annual Conf.  C.S.S. (Paperback): Cognitive Science Society 8th Annual Conf. C.S.S. (Paperback)
Cognitive Science Society
R1,736 Discovery Miles 17 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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