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Folk Physics for Apes - The Chimpanzee's theory of how the world works (Paperback, New edition) Loot Price: R3,496
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Folk Physics for Apes - The Chimpanzee's theory of how the world works (Paperback, New edition): Daniel Povinelli

Folk Physics for Apes - The Chimpanzee's theory of how the world works (Paperback, New edition)

Daniel Povinelli

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From an early age, humans know a surprising amount about basic physical principles, such as gravity, force, mass, and shape. We can see this in the way that young children play, and manipulate objects around them. The same behaviour has long been observed in primates - chimpanzees have been shown to possess a remarkable ability to make and use simple tools. But what does this tell us about their inner mental state - do they therefore share the same understanding to that of a young child? Do they understand the simple, underlying physical principles involved? Though some people would say that they do, this book reports groundbreaking research that questions whether this really is the case.

Folk Physics for Apes challenges the assumptions so often made about apes. It offers us a rare glimpse into the workings of another mind, examining how apes perceive and understand the physical world - an understanding that appears to be both similar to, and yet profoundly different from our own. The book will have broad appeal to evolutionary psychologists, developmental psychologists, and those interested in the sub-disciplines of cognitive science (philosophy, anthropology). The book additionally offers for developmental psychologists some valuable new non-verbal techniques for assessing causal understanding in young children.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: May 2003
First published: July 2003
Authors: Daniel Povinelli
Dimensions: 240 x 169 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 408
Edition: New edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-857219-0
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology
Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Experimental psychology
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Behavioural theory (Behaviourism)
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
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LSN: 0-19-857219-0
Barcode: 9780198572190

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