How things shape the mind : a theory of material engagement / Lambros Malafouris.

  • Malafouris, Lambros.
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[2013]
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : MIT Press, [2013]

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xv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- I. Cognition and material culture. 2. Rethinking the archaeology of mind ; 3. The material-engagement approach : a summary of the argument -- II. Outline of a theory of material engagement. 4. The extended mind ; 5. The enactive sign ; 6. Material agency -- III. Marking the mental : where brain, body and culture conflate. 7. Knapping intentions and the handmade mind ; 8. Thoughtful marks, lines, and signs ; 9. Becoming one with the clay ; 10. Epilogue : How do things shape the mind?

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    WL103.5 2013M23h
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  • 9780262019194
  • 0262019191