The Emergence of the Human Mind

The Emergence of the Human Mind Introduction Discussing the mind will inevitably lead to a messy and perplexing conversation and conclude with no definitive answer. This paper cannot possibly expect to settle the complex questions that arise from the conversation of the mind. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss Steven Mithen’s ideas on the evolution of the human mind with the supplementation of other theories used to critique his theory. Because …showed first 75 words of 2680 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2680 total…brain "is usually discussed in such imprecise terms that one cannot even be sure what exactly is at issue, and several entirely different questions are often confused" (Ruhlen 1994:1). The door s of this new field of cognitive archaeology are just beginning to lift and diciplines are joining together. This could represent the ‘cognitive fluidity’ of academia, this is promising and I believe this holistic union could answer many questions concerning the evolution of the mind.