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The Hand

Paperback • 2003 • English

The Hand: A Philosophical Inquiry Into Human Being

By Raymond Tallis

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What are the origins of human difference? The Hand, which is the first part of a bold philosophical inquiry into the nature of the difference between human beings and other animals, argues that it is the result of a complex sequence of events which began several million years ago with the evolution of the human hand.Possession of a fully developed hand profoundly transformed the relationship of the human being to its own body, thus altering the relationship between humans and the natural world. ...Show more

Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints
Life sciences: general issues

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ISBN

9780748617388

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published year

2003

Language

English

Original title

The Hand

Format

Paperback

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