{"product_id":"the-practical-mind-by-carlotta-pavese-9781009336925","title":"The Practical Mind","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur breathtaking intelligence is embodied in our skills. Think of Olympic gymnastics, and the amount of strength and control required to perform even a simple beam routine; think of a carpenter skillfully carving the wood, where complicated techniques come across as sheer easiness of the bodily movements; of a pianist performing a sonata, balancing technical virtuosity with elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout our lifetimes, we acquire and refine a vast number of skills, and the improvement and refinement of skills are not bound to the human lifespan alone either: somehow, they also cross generations. Skills both foster cultural evolution and are refined by it – for example, in the way cultural evolution perfects tools and building techniques. What makes skills possible? And how can skills explain our successes?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Practical Mind\u003c\/em\u003e is the first systematic discussion of skills: of their nature, and of their relation to knowledge and reasoning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934347968748,"sku":"9781009336925","price":373.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781009336925-the-practical-mind.jpg?v=1783913761","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-practical-mind-by-carlotta-pavese-9781009336925","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}