UID:
almahu_9949386255502882
Format:
1 online resource (232 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
9781003084495
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1003084494
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9781000182323
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1000182320
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9781000185508
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1000185508
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9781000188950
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1000188957
Content:
An Anthropology of Puzzles argues that the human brain is a "puzzling organ" which allows humans to literally solve their own problems of existence through puzzle format. Noting the presence of puzzles everywhere in everyday life, Marcel Danesi looks at puzzles in society since the dawn of history, showing how their presence has guided large sections of human history, from discoveries in mathematics to disquisitions in philosophy. Danesi examines the cognitive processes that are involved in puzzle making and solving, and connects them to the actual physical manifestations of classic puzzles. Building on a concept of puzzles as based on Jungian archetypes, such as the river crossing image, the path metaphor, and the journey, Danesi suggests this could be one way to understand the public fascination with puzzles. As well as drawing on underlying mental archetypes, the act of solving puzzles also provides an outlet to move beyond biological evolution, and Danesi shows that puzzles could be the product of the same basic neural mechanism that produces language and culture. Finally, Danesi explores how understanding puzzles can be a new way of understanding our human culture.
Note:
"First published in 2019 by Bloomsbury Academic."
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List of FiguresPrefaceAcknowledgements1. Puzzles in Mind and History2. Riddles3. Word Games4. Visual Puzzles 5. Puzzles in Mathematics6. Puzzles and Logic7. Puzzles and Human IntelligenceReferencesIndex
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9781350089853
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003084495
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003084495
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