The Hand A Philosophical Inquiry Into Human Being 1st Edition by Raymond Tallis ISBN 978-0748617388 0748617388

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ISBN 10:0748617388

ISBN 13: 978-0748617388

Author: Raymond Tallis 

What are the origins of human difference? The Hand, which is the first part of a bold philosophical inquiry into the nature of the difference between human beings and other animals, argues that it is the result of a complex sequence of events which began several million years ago with the evolution of the human hand.Possession of a fully developed hand profoundly transformed the relationship of the human being to its own body, thus altering the relationship between humans and the natural world. The interaction of the hand with the rest of the body brought about self-consciousness and laid the foundations for the unique sense of agency that is experienced by humans. Crucially, the hand inspired the tool-use that has come to dominate human life and which has led to the emergence of the complex symbolic systems – most importantly language – that underpin civilisation.The book also celebrates the hand in human life: the almost miraculous complexity of its manipulative, exploratory and communicative functions. Raymond Tallis combines philosophical reflection with a light-hearted look at gestures, the role of each finger, the origins of numbers – and the case for and against what he names ‘handkind’.The Hand is the first of three volumes. The other titles are I Am: A Philosophical Inquiry into First-Person Being and The Knowing Animal: A Philosophical Inquiry into Truth and Knowledge.

Table of contents: 

Part I: Brachio-Chiral
Chapter 1: Grasping the Hand
Chapter 2: The Armed Hand
Chapter 3: The Talking Hand
Chapter 4: Hand Talking to Hand
Chapter 5: The Playful Hand

Part II: Chiro-Digital
Chapter 6: One-Finger Exercises
Chapter 7: Polydactylic Exercises
Chapter 8: Abstract Digits
Chapter 9: The Tool of Tools

Part III: Towards Chiro-Philosophy
Chapter 10: Getting a Grip on the Conscious Human Agent

Coda
Chapter 11: Waving Farewell to the Hand

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