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An Anthropology of Puzzles
- The Role of Puzzles in the Origins and Evolution of Mind and Culture
Engelsk
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
232
ISBN-13:
9780367732264
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0367732262
Udg. Dato:
18 dec 2020
Længde:
0mm
Bredde:
156mm
Højde:
234mm
Forlag:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oplagsdato:
18 dec 2020
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An Anthropology of Puzzles

- The Role of Puzzles in the Origins and Evolution of Mind and Culture
Engelsk
Paperback
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An Anthropology of Puzzles argues that the human brain is a "puzzling organ" which allows humans to literally solve their own problems of existence through puzzle format. Noting the presence of puzzles everywhere in everyday life, Marcel Danesi looks at puzzles in society since the dawn of history, showing how their presence has guided large sections of human history, from discoveries in mathematics to disquisitions in philosophy. Danesi examines the cognitive processes that are involved in puzzle making and solving, and connects them to the actual physical manifestations of classic puzzles. Building on a concept of puzzles as based on Jungian archetypes, such as the river crossing image, the path metaphor, and the journey, Danesi suggests this could be one way to understand the public fascination with puzzles. As well as drawing on underlying mental archetypes, the act of solving puzzles also provides an outlet to move beyond biological evolution, and Danesi shows that puzzles could be the product of the same basic neural mechanism that produces language and culture. Finally, Danesi explores how understanding puzzles can be a new way of understanding our human culture.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
232
ISBN-13:
9780367732264
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0367732262
Udg. Dato:
18 dec 2020
Længde:
0mm
Bredde:
156mm
Højde:
234mm
Forlag:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oplagsdato:
18 dec 2020
Forfatter(e):
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