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The Tool Instinct

By François Osiurak

Book information

Publisher
ISTE/John Wiley & Sons
Year
2020
ISBN
1786304716, 9781786304711, 1119720346, 9781119720348, 111972032X, 9781119720324
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8831574 bytes)
Series
Cognitive Science Series
Edition
1st Edition
Pages
225\225
Time added
2020-05-13 15:51:45
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Description

Humans use countless tools and are constantly creating new ones. We are so prone to materiality that the changes we implement in our environment could put our very survival at stake. It has therefore become necessary to question the cognitive origins of this materiality. The Tool Instinct examines this subject by diametrically setting aside the idea that tool use is limited to manual activity. It proposes an original perspective that surpasses a great number of false beliefs regarding the relationship between humans and tools. The author argues that the human tendency to create and use tools relies on our ability (one that may be unique to our species) to generate our own physical problems, thereby resulting in a reasoning that is directed towards our physical world.

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