Prehension
In praise of the hand: A philosopher considers the crucial role of the hand in human evolution, particularly with respect to language.
“McGinn is an ingenious philosopher who thinks like a laser and writes like a dream.”
—Steven Pinker
This book is a hymn to the hand. In Prehension, Colin McGinn links questions from science to philosophical concerns to consider something that we take for granted: th...
In praise of the hand: A philosopher considers the crucial role of the hand in human evolution, particularly with respect to language.
“McGinn is an ingenious philosopher who thinks like a laser and writes like a dream.”
—Steven Pinker
This book is a hymn to the hand. In Prehension, Colin McGinn links questions from science to philosophical concerns to consider something that we take for granted: th...