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A leading psychologist argues that a capacity for fiction is what separates man from beast There exists an undeniable chasm between the capacities of humans and those of animals. Our minds have spawned civilizations and technologies that have changed the face of the Earth, whereas even our closest animal relatives sit unobtrusively in their dwindling habitats. Yet despite longstanding debates, the nature of this apparent gap has remained unclear. What exactly is the difference between our minds and theirs? In __The Gap__, psychologist Thomas Suddendorf provides a definitive account of the mental qualities that separate humans from other animals, as well as how these differences arose. Drawing on two decades of research on apes, children, and human evolution, he surveys the abilities most often cited as uniquely human—language, intelligence, morality, culture, theory of mind, and mental time travel—and finds that two traits account for most of the ways in which our minds appear so distinct: Namely, our open-ended ability to imagine and reflect on scenarios, and our insatiable drive to link our minds together. These two traits explain how our species was able to amplify qualities tha

Who reads The Gap : The Science of What Separates Us From Other Animals?

Author

Thomas Suddendorf

Publisher

Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780465069842

Category

science

Subjects

Psychology, Fiction, Science

Rating

4.04 / 5 (142 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14