The Evolution of Thought Evolutionary Origins of Great Ape Intelligence [Paperback]

Reviews the reasons for and the nature of great ape intelligence and its implications for human intelligence.Great apes are the most intelligent primates next to humans. Exactly how this intelligence evolved is a complex question that, when resolved, will help us to understand why humans have reached an even higher level. Written for graduate students and researchers, this book reviews the reasons for, and the nature of, great ape intelligence. No other book combines the expertise of paleontologists, biologists, anthropologists, and psychologists to gain an appreciation of intelligence in great apes, and its conclusions will strongly influence our understanding of the origins of human intelligence.Great apes are the most intelligent primates next to humans. Exactly how this intelligence evolved is a complex question that, when resolved, will help us to understand why humans have reached an even higher level. Written for graduate students and researchers, this book reviews the reasons for, and the nature of, great ape intelligence. No other book combines the expertise of paleontologists, biologists, anthropologists, and psychologists to gain an appreciation of intelligence in great apes, and its conclusions will strongly influence our understanding of the origins of human intelligence.Written for graduate students and researchers, this book reviews the reasons for, and the nature of, great ape intelligence. Great apes are the most intelligent primates next to humans. Exactly how this intelligence evolved is a complex question that, when resolved, will help us to understand why humans have reached an even higher level. No other book combines the expertise of paleontologists, biologists, anthropologists, and psychologists to attain an appreciation of intelligence in great apes.List of contributors; Preface; 1. Evolutionary reconstructions of great ape intelligence Anne E. Russon; 2. Enhanced cognitive capacity as a contingent fact of hominid phylogeny David R. Begun; PlCÝ