Becoming human : the development of language, self, and self-consciousness

Title
  1. Becoming human : the development of language, self, and self-consciousness / John V. Canfield.
Published by
  1. Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Supplementary content
  1. Publisher description
  2. Contributor biographical information
Author
  1. Canfield, John V.

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Description
  1. viii, 186 p.; 23 cm.
Subject
  1. Philosophical anthropology
  2. Language acquisition
  3. Self-consciousness (Awareness)
Contents
  1. Setting out -- What language is not -- Language-games -- Zoe learns to talk -- How the human got its words -- Self-portrait, ink on paper -- The further adventures of nobody -- Consciousness -- Self-consciousness -- Back to Eden.
Call number
  1. JFE 08-774
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-182) and index.
Author
  1. Canfield, John V.
Title
  1. Becoming human : the development of language, self, and self-consciousness / John V. Canfield.
Imprint
  1. Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-182) and index.
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  1. Table of contents only
  2. Publisher description
  3. Contributor biographical information
LCCN
  1. 2007021658
ISBN
  1. 0230552935 (alk. paper)
  2. 9780230552937 (alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JFE 08-774
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