Intro
Contents
About the Author
Chapter 1: In Praise of Improvisation
Premise
Phylogenetic Knowledge
Expressive Singularity
The Art of Improvising
Works Cited
Chapter 2: On Subjectivity
Premise
Subjectivity as a Perspective on the World
Subjectivity and Agency
Evaluation as an Expression of Subjectivity
The Subject's Protagonism
In Conclusion
Works Cited
Chapter 3: The Role of Heritage
Premise
Being a Body
Heteronomy
Belonging and Individuality
Works Cited
Chapter 4: Being Interested
Premise
Experience as Dialogue

The Animal as a Desiring Entity
The Sentimental Condition of Animality
Works Cited
Chapter 5: The Ownership Principle
Premise
Indeterminacy as a Space of Subjectivity
The "Need" Character
Hedonism and Somatisation of the World
Works Cited
Chapter 6: Endowments as Tools
Premise
The Problem of Endowments
The Cognitive Level of Subjectivity
From Automatism to Tool
Works Cited
Chapter 7: The Territories of the Mind
Premise
The Evolution of the Mind
Being a Mind
The Propositional Model
Works Cited
Chapter 8: Leadership in Learning

Premise
Learning: Between Ethology and Neuroscience
Learning Means Being Present
The Laws of Learning
Learning and Ontogeny
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Chapter 9: Animal Orientation
Premise
The Four Questions to Explain Expression
The Fifth Factor: Having Preferences
The Sixth Factor: Orientation Through Knowledge
Works Cited
Chapter 10: Niche Construction
Premise
Niche Construction Theory
Instinct and Intelligence
The Extended Evolutionary Synthesis
Creativity and Niche Construction
Works Cited
Chapter 11: Plural Intelligence
Premise

Intellectual Diversity
Culture in the Animal World
The Use of Tools Among Animals
Works Cited
Chapter 12: The Conditions of Creativity
Premise
The Emancipation of Animality
Going Back to the Subject
The Subject as Presence
Spaces of Creative Freedom
The Joy of Living
Works Cited
Index