The pattern seekers : how autism drove human invention

著者

    • Baron-Cohen, Simon

書誌事項

The pattern seekers : how autism drove human invention

Simon Baron-Cohen

Basic Books, 2020

First edition

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "In The Pattern Seekers, Simon Baron-Cohen reveals the surprising answer to two apparently distinct questions: Why are humans so inventive? And why does autism exist? The first question hangs over almost every human endeavor: Business people want to know how to innovate. Cognitive psychologists want to understand the nature of creativity. Evolutionary scientists and comparative psychologists want to understand why we are capable of such cultural complexity and diversity, when other animals, at best, have learned how to use a rock as a simple tool. At the same time, the study of autism has become a preeminent concern among overlapping groups, from educators to scientists to business people and parents -- and of course to people with autism themselves. In The Pattern Seekers, Simon Baron-Cohen argues these two questions are actually the same: understanding autism -- specifically the fixation on patterns that is considered characteristic of the condition -- is the key to understanding both the ancient o

収録内容

  • Born pattern seekers
  • The systemizing mechanism
  • Five types of brains
  • The mind of an inventor
  • A revolution in the brain
  • System-blindness: why monkeys don't skateboard
  • The battle of the giants
  • Sex in the valley
  • Nurturing the inventors of the future

詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BC00568504
  • ISBN
    • 9781541647145
  • LCCN
    2020019709
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    pages cm
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