Evolution and the Human Mind: Modularity, Language and Meta-Cognition

Howdidourmindsevolve?Canevolutionaryconsiderationsilluminatethequestionofthebasicarchitectureofthehumanmind?ThesearetwoofthemainquestionsaddressedinEvolutionandtheHumanMindbyadistinguishedinterdisciplinaryteamofphilosophers,psychologists,anthropologistsandarchaeologists.Theessaysfocusespeciallyonissuestodowithmodularityofmind,theevolutionandsignificanceofnaturallanguage,andtheevolutionofourcapacityformeta-cognition(thoughtaboutthought),togetherwithitsimplicationsforconsciousness.Theeditorshaveprovidedanintroductionthatlaysoutthebackgroundtothequestionswhichtheessaysaddress,andaconsolidatedbibliographythatwillbeavaluablereferenceresourceforallthoseinterestedinthisarea.Thevolumewillbeofgreatinteresttoallresearchersandstudentsinterestedintheevolutionandnatureofthemind.