Im Anfang war die Hand

Did humans already have a fully functioning hand before the capacity of the brain developed? "In the beginning was the hand! In other words: it is not the brain that controls the hand as if it were a mute and obedient instrument, but the hand seems to create the conditions for the activity of the brain," writes the renowned Professor Bengt Kristensson Uggla in his foreword. The author moves comfortably and with an open mind through time and space. She sees hands everywhere: in the most everyday situations as well as in art and philosophy, in her own life and in her work as an educator. She reflects and draws conclusions from experience, knowledge, and education. Her message is important at a time when the discussion about knowledge is rather one-sidedly focused on the brain. She writes: "That I myself have not let go of the topic of the hand, ha.