The role of hand and tool-use in the evolution of human cognition

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Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2016

Öğrenci: DUYGU YİĞİT

Danışman: AYHAN SOL

Özet:

The hand is a defining element of the human kind which has been transformed during the evolutionary developments. The most important feature of the hand is the proficient tool-use. Two questions become central in the present work: has the dexterous hand changed the human mind and if so, in what ways?