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Figments of reality :the evolution o...

Cohen, Jack,

Figments of reality :the evolution of the curious mind /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
杜威分類號:	153.4/2
書名/作者:	Figments of reality : : the evolution of the curious mind // Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen.
作者:	Stewart, Ian,
其他作者:	Cohen, Jack,
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
附註:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
標題:	Cognition and culture.
標題:	Consciousness.
標題:	Intellect.
標題:	Genetic psychology.
標題:	Cultural pluralism.
ISBN:	9780511541384 (ebook)
內容註:	The origins of life -- The reductionist nightmare -- Ant country -- Winning ways -- Universals and parochials -- Neural nests -- Features great and small -- What is it like to be a human? -- We wanted to have a chapter on free will, but we decided not to, so here it is -- Extelligence -- Simplex, complex, multiplex.
摘要、提要註:	Is the universe around us a figment of our imagination? Or are our minds figments of reality? In this refreshing new look at the evolution of mind and culture, bestselling authors Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen eloquently argue that our minds necessarily evolved inextricably within the context of culture and language. They go beyond conventional reductionist ideas to look at how the mind is the response of an evolving brain trying to grapple with a complex environment. Along the way they develop new and intriguing insights into the nature of evolution, science and humanity.
電子資源:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511541384

Figments of reality :the evolution of the curious mind /
Stewart, Ian,1945-

Figments of reality :the evolution of the curious mind /Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. - 1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

The origins of life -- The reductionist nightmare -- Ant country -- Winning ways -- Universals and parochials -- Neural nests -- Features great and small -- What is it like to be a human? -- We wanted to have a chapter on free will, but we decided not to, so here it is -- Extelligence -- Simplex, complex, multiplex.

Is the universe around us a figment of our imagination? Or are our minds figments of reality? In this refreshing new look at the evolution of mind and culture, bestselling authors Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen eloquently argue that our minds necessarily evolved inextricably within the context of culture and language. They go beyond conventional reductionist ideas to look at how the mind is the response of an evolving brain trying to grapple with a complex environment. Along the way they develop new and intriguing insights into the nature of evolution, science and humanity.

ISBN: 9780511541384 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

384335
Cognition and culture.

LC Class. No.: BF311 / .S679 1997

Dewey Class. No.: 153.4/2

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