Figments of reality : the evolution of the curious mind / Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen.
Figments of reality : the evolution of the curious mind / Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen.
Figments of reality : the evolution of the curious mind / Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Date
1997.
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N153.42/40
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English
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xiii, 325 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Origins of Life -- 2. The Reductionist Nightmare -- 3. Ant Country -- 4. Winning Ways -- 5. Universals and Parochials -- 6. Neural Nests -- 7. Features Great and Small -- 8. What is it Like to be a Human? -- 9. We Wanted to Have a Chapter on Free Will, but We Decided not to, so Here It Is --...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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England
Date Published
1997.
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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 in an inextricable link with culture and language. They go beyond conventional reductionist...
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Figments of reality : the evolution of the curious mind / Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-316) and index.
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N153.42/40
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74VMbW0D0X43
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0521663830 (pbk.)
9780521571555 (hardcover)
0521571553 (hardcover)
9780521663830 (pbk.) :
0521663830 (pbk.) :
9780521663830 (pbk.)
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153.42
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991000833939702626
