EVOLVING INSIGHT P

Coming 30 years after publication of Richard Byrne's seminal book The Thinking Ape, Evolving Insight develops a new theory of the evolutionary origins of our human ability to understand the world of objects and other people. In a clear and accessible style, the book reviews the evidence for insight in the cognition of animals.

Richard Byrne studies the evolution of cognitive and social behaviour, particularly the origins of distinctively human characteristics. Current projects focus on the gestural communication of the great apes, and on the social cognition of the African elephant. Previous work has included tactical deception in primates and its relationship to brain size and intelligence, welfare-related studies of cognition in the domestic pig, and the analysis of social learning and imitation. " Professor Byrne was awarded the British Psychology Society Book Award 1997 for his O.U.P. monograph "The Thinking Ape

1.: Introduction: What is insight, and why care about its evolution?
2.: Why are animals cognitive?
3.: Vocal communication in primates
4.: Gestural communication in great apes
5.: Understanding others: reacting to what others see and know
6.: Understanding others: reacting to what others see and know
7.: Learning from others: cultural intelligence?
8.: Theory of mind: understanding how others think and what they know
9.: Pivot Point: From social to technical abilities
10.: Knowledge about the physical world
11.: Learning new complex skills
12.: A road map to insight