A synopsis of the book, Evolution and Consciousness: The Role of Speech in the Origin and Development of Human Nature (University of Toronto Press, 1989), written by the author, Leslie Dewart, in 1991.
The principal thesis of the book is that consciousness is generated by speech.
This document is available in audio MP3 format here: http://tarverator.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/audio-summaries/
A less formal conspectus which appears to be an earlier draft of this document is posted separately: http://www.scribd.com/doc/93953846/Conspectus-of-Evolution-and-Consciousness
A synopsis of the book, Evolution and Consciousness: The Role of Speech in the Origin and Development of Human Nature (University of Toronto Press, 1989), written by the author, Leslie Dewart, in 1991.
The principal thesis of the book is that consciousness is generated by speech.
This document is available in audio MP3 format here: http://tarverator.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/audio-summaries/
A less formal conspectus which appears to be an earlier draft of this document is posted separately: http://www.scribd.com/doc/93953846/Conspectus-of-Evolution-and-Consciousness