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100 1 _aRibot, Th.
_q(Théodule),
_d1839-1916
245 1 4 _aThe evolution of general ideas
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-06-04
508 _aMFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Evolution of General Ideas" by Th. Ribot is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores the cognitive processes of abstraction and generalization in the human mind, aiming to chart their evolution from primitive forms to more complex constructs. It delves into how these mental operations are foundational to our understanding of perception, language, and reasoning. The opening of the book begins with a preface outlining Ribot's intention to study the development of the mind's capacity for abstraction and generalization, distinguishing between pre-linguistic and linguistic forms of thought. He introduces the concept of "inferior abstraction" related to pre-speech cognition observed in animals, children, and deaf-mutes. Ribot intends to examine these mental processes through empirical observations, laying the groundwork for a comprehensive analysis of how intellect evolves through stages, each with unique properties determined by language and experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1899
653 _aImagination
653 _aAbstraction
700 1 _aWelby, Frances A.
_q(Frances Alice),
_d1862-1947
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/evolutionofgener00ribo
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70911
999 _c111637
_d111637