The Hand: A Philosophical Inquiry Into Human Being

by 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748617388
• ISBN13: 9780748617388
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher