Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking
Cecilia Heyes examines how culture may shape the human mind. Focusing on cognitive gadgets, she explores the possibility that important forms of thinking are learned through cultural processes rather than inherited as fixed biological traits. An accessible choice for readers interested in psychology, cognition, and human nature.
About This Book
Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking examines the relationship between human cognition and cultural evolution.
Cecilia Heyes considers how thinking can be understood through the idea of cognitive gadgets: mental abilities shaped or influenced by learning and culture.
The book offers a scientific perspective on the development of thought and the ways culture may contribute to distinctively human forms of cognition.
It is suited to readers interested in psychology, cognitive science, human nature, and the interaction between biology and culture.
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