A book written perhaps with the linguist Steven Pinker in mind who in 1997 stated that music in evolutionary terms was in fact "useless". The author Steven Mithen challenges this assertion of Pinker and argues that ......." music has been neglected if not ignored. Like language it is a universal feature of human culture, one that is a permanent fixture in our daily lives. " ........ MORE
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Thursday, 19 November 2009
Music and Its Origins
The Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind and Body
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