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An Anthropology of Puzzles
Marcel Danesi
其他書名
The Role of Puzzles in the Origins and Evolution of Mind and Culture
出版Taylor & Francis, 2018-12-13
主題Games & Activities / PuzzlesLanguage Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / SociolinguisticsMathematics / History & PhilosophyMedical / NeurosciencePhilosophy / Mind & BodyPsychology / Cognitive Psychology & CognitionScience / Life Sciences / EvolutionSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN13500898699781350089860
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=-nt7DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.