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Hands of Primates
. Ed(S): Preuschoft, Holger; Chivers, David J.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Preuschoft, Holger; Chivers, David J. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; MMS; MNS; PHVN; PSAN; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
The hand commonly is considered to have exerted great influence on the evolution of typically human characteristics, like upright posture, stereoscopic vision, «manipulative» handling of parts of the environment. The German term «Begreifen», which is commonly used for the understanding of complex relationships in a generalised, abstract sense, always implies the original meaning of seizing objects with the aid of the hands. The hands are also of greatest importance for the survival of the other, non-human primates. Hands are absolutely essential for locomotion in an arboreal habitat, and the intake of food is dependant on the use of the hands ... Read more
The hand commonly is considered to have exerted great influence on the evolution of typically human characteristics, like upright posture, stereoscopic vision, «manipulative» handling of parts of the environment. The German term «Begreifen», which is commonly used for the understanding of complex relationships in a generalised, abstract sense, always implies the original meaning of seizing objects with the aid of the hands. The hands are also of greatest importance for the survival of the other, non-human primates. Hands are absolutely essential for locomotion in an arboreal habitat, and the intake of food is dependant on the use of the hands ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
Number of Pages
421
Place of Publication
Vienna, Austria
ISBN
9783709174340
SKU
V9783709174340
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99-15
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