Tell your friends about this item:
The Puzzle Instinct: The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life Marcel Danesi
Price
$ 33.99
excl. VAT
Ordered from remote warehouse
Expected to be ready for shipping May 27 - Jun 8
Our customers say:
Add to your iMusic wish list
The Puzzle Instinct: The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life
Marcel Danesi
What is the necessary raison d'etre that puzzles serve? Why did they emerge at the same time in history as myth, magic and the occult arts? And why can't we put them down? This book presents an exploration of the philosophical implications of the puzzle instinct.
288 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 20, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780253217080 |
| Publishers | Indiana University Press |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 145 × 225 × 19 mm · 426 g |
| Language | English |
More by Marcel Danesi
Show all
![Cover for Marcel Danesi · Poetic Logic and the Origins of the Mathematical Imagination - Mathematics in Mind (Paperback Book) [2023 edition] (2024)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/848/9783031315848.jpg?marcel-danesi-2024-poetic-logic-and-the-origins-of-the-mathematical-imagination-mathematics-in-mind-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1759236138)
![Cover for Marcel Danesi · The Semiotics of Love - Semiotics and Popular Culture (Paperback Book) [2019 edition] (2019)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/109/9783030181109.jpg?marcel-danesi-2019-the-semiotics-of-love-semiotics-and-popular-culture-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1579902945)
![Cover for Marcel Danesi · Learning and Teaching Mathematics in The Global Village: Math Education in the Digital Age - Mathematics Education in the Digital Era (Paperback Book) [Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016 edition] (2018)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/410/9783319812410.jpg?marcel-danesi-2018-learning-and-teaching-mathematics-in-the-global-village-math-education-in-the-digital-age-mathematics-education-in-the-digital-era-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1620538758)
![Cover for Marcel Danesi · Of Cigarettes, High Heels, and Other Interesting Things: An Introduction to Semiotics (Paperback Book) [3rd ed. 2018 edition] (2018)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/479/9781349953479.jpg?marcel-danesi-2018-of-cigarettes-high-heels-and-other-interesting-things-an-introduction-to-semiotics-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1528474493)
![Cover for Marcel Danesi · Practice Makes Perfect Advanced Italian Grammar (Paperback Book) [Ed edition] (2011)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/942/9780071476942.jpg?marcel-danesi-2011-practice-makes-perfect-advanced-italian-grammar-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1647907736)
![Cover for Marcel Danesi · Problem-Solving in Mathematics: A Semiotic Perspective for Educators and Teachers - Critic of Institutions (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2008)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/401/9780820452401.jpg?marcel-danesi-2008-problem-solving-in-mathematics-a-semiotic-perspective-for-educators-and-teachers-critic-of-institutions-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1550855192)
![Cover for Marcel Danesi · Second Language Teaching: A View from the Right Side of the Brain - Topics in Language and Linguistics (Paperback Book) [2003 edition] (2003)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/895/9781402014895.jpg?marcel-danesi-2003-second-language-teaching-a-view-from-the-right-side-of-the-brain-topics-in-language-and-linguistics-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1504510098)
See all of Marcel Danesi ( e.g. Paperback Book , Hardcover Book and Book )