File Format | PDF
File Size | 2.55 MB
Pages | 340
Language | English
Category | NLP
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Description: Peppered with
wit and controversial topics, this is a refreshing new look at the co-evolution
of mind and culture. Bestselling authors Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen (The
Collapse of Chaos, 1994) eloquently argue that our minds evolved within an
inextricable link with culture and language. They go beyond conventional views
of the function and purpose of the mind to look at the ways that the mind is
the response of an evolving brain that is constantly adjusting to a complex
environment.
Along the way
they develop new and intriguing insights into the nature of evolution, science,
and humanity that will challenge conventional views on consciousness. The
esteemed authors tantalize the reader with these bold new outlooks while
putting a revolutionary spin on such classic philosophical problems as the
nature of free will and the essence of humanity. This clearly written and
enjoyable book will inspire any educated reader to critically evaluate the existing
notions of the nature of the human mind.
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Figments of Reality: The Evolution of the Curious Mind