%0 Book Section %B Evolution of Mind, Brain and Culture %D 2013 %T Mimesis theory re-examined, twenty years after the fact %A Donald, M. %E Hatfield, Gary C. %E Pittman, Holly %K Brain Evolution. %K Human evolution. %K Language and language Origin. %X

This review will cover the current status of the theory of mimesis, and attempt especially to clarify two issues: (1) the very broad nature of the adaptation that resulted in mimetic capacity in hominins, and (2) the particular importance of metacognition—that is, executive and supervisory skills—in the evolution of mimetic capacity and cultural evolution.

%B Evolution of Mind, Brain and Culture %I University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology %C Philadelphia %P 169-192 %@ 9781934536490 (hardcover %G eng %U http://lccn.loc.gov/2012046591