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Evolving the Mind

Author : A. Graham Cairns-Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521637558
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Evolving the Mind written by A. Graham Cairns-Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-04-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolving the Mind has two main themes: how ideas about the mind evolved in science; and how the mind itself evolved in nature. The mind came into physical science when it was realised, first, that it is the activity of a physical object, a brain, which makes a mind; and secondly, that our theories of nature are largely mental constructions, artificial extensions of an inner model of the world which we inherited from our distant ancestors. From both of these perspectives, consciousness is the great enigma. If consciousness evolved, however, it is in some sense a material thing whatever else may be said of it. Physics, chemistry, molecular biology, brain function and evolutionary biology - almost the whole of science - is involved, and there can be no expert in all these fields. So the style of the book is simple, almost conversational. The excitement is that we seem to be close to a scientific theory of consciousness.

Evolving Mind

Author : Robin Cooper
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
ISBN 13 : 1909314331
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Evolving Mind written by Robin Cooper and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the evolution of consciousness from the simplest organism, through the self-aware human being, to enlightenment. Viewing recent theories from a Buddhist standpoint, the book sees evolution as a process of perpetual self-transcendence.

EVOLVING AN INTEGRAL ECOLOGY OF MIND

Author : Chris Lucas
Publisher : Infinite Study
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book EVOLVING AN INTEGRAL ECOLOGY OF MIND written by Chris Lucas and published by Infinite Study. This book was released on with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deliberation upon the possibility of generating a comprehensive view of ‘mind as a whole’ by integrating biology, psychology and sociology, and considering ‘Mind’ as a dynamical interplay between values existing over many levels and scales of complex systems.

Minding Minds

Author : Radu J. Bogdan
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262261623
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Minding Minds written by Radu J. Bogdan and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003-08-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on philosophical, psychological, and evolutionary perspectives, Bogdan analyzes how primates create the resources for "metamentation"—the ability of the mind to think about its own thoughts. Mental reflexivity, or metamentation—a mind thinking about its own thoughts—underpins reflexive consciousness, deliberation, self-evaluation, moral judgment, the ability to think ahead, and much more. Yet relatively little in philosophy or psychology has been written about what metamentation actually is, or about why and how it came about. In this book, Radu Bogdan proposes that humans think reflexively because they interpret each other's minds in social contexts of cooperation, communication, education, politics, and so forth. As naive psychology, interpretation was naturally selected among primates as a battery of practical skills that preceded language and advanced thinking. Metamentation began as interpretation mentally rehearsed: through mental sharing of attitudes and information about items of common interest, interpretation conspired with mental rehearsal to develop metamentation. Drawing on philosophical, psychological, and evolutionary perspectives, Bogdan analyzes the main phylogenetic and ontogenetic stages through which primates' abilities to interpret other minds evolve and gradually create the opportunities and resources for metamentation. Contrary to prevailing views, he concludes that metamentation benefits from, but is not a predetermined outcome of, logical abilities, language, and consciousness.

The Omnivorous Mind

Author : John S. Allen
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674069870
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Omnivorous Mind written by John S. Allen and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gustatory tour of human history, John S. Allen demonstrates that the everyday activity of eating offers deep insights into human beings’ biological and cultural heritage. We humans eat a wide array of plants and animals, but unlike other omnivores we eat with our minds as much as our stomachs. This thoughtful relationship with food is part of what makes us a unique species, and makes culinary cultures diverse. Not even our closest primate relatives think about food in the way Homo sapiens does. We are superomnivores whose palates reflect the natural history of our species. Drawing on the work of food historians and chefs, anthropologists and neuroscientists, Allen starts out with the diets of our earliest ancestors, explores cooking’s role in our evolving brain, and moves on to the preoccupations of contemporary foodies. The Omnivorous Mind delivers insights into food aversions and cravings, our compulsive need to label foods as good or bad, dietary deviation from “healthy” food pyramids, and cross-cultural attitudes toward eating (with the French, bien sûr, exemplifying the pursuit of gastronomic pleasure). To explain, for example, the worldwide popularity of crispy foods, Allen considers first the food habits of our insect-eating relatives. He also suggests that the sound of crunch may stave off dietary boredom by adding variety to sensory experience. Or perhaps fried foods, which we think of as bad for us, interject a frisson of illicit pleasure. When it comes to eating, Allen shows, there’s no one way to account for taste.

Evolving Enactivism

Author : Daniel D. Hutto
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262551772
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Evolving Enactivism written by Daniel D. Hutto and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extended argument that cognitive phenomena—perceiving, imagining, remembering—can be best explained in terms of an interface between contentless and content-involving forms of cognition. Evolving Enactivism argues that cognitive phenomena—perceiving, imagining, remembering—can be best explained in terms of an interface between contentless and content-involving forms of cognition. Building on their earlier book Radicalizing Enactivism, which proposes that there can be forms of cognition without content, Daniel Hutto and Erik Myin demonstrate the unique explanatory advantages of recognizing that only some forms of cognition have content while others—the most elementary ones—do not. They offer an account of the mind in duplex terms, proposing a complex vision of mentality in which these basic contentless forms of cognition interact with content-involving ones. Hutto and Myin argue that the most basic forms of cognition do not, contrary to a currently popular account of cognition, involve picking up and processing information that is then used, reused, stored, and represented in the brain. Rather, basic cognition is contentless—fundamentally interactive, dynamic, and relational. In advancing the case for a radically enactive account of cognition, Hutto and Myin propose crucial adjustments to our concept of cognition and offer theoretical support for their revolutionary rethinking, emphasizing its capacity to explain basic minds in naturalistic terms. They demonstrate the explanatory power of the duplex vision of cognition, showing how it offers powerful means for understanding quintessential cognitive phenomena without introducing scientifically intractable mysteries into the mix.

Life Evolving

Author : Christian de Duve
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199882614
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Life Evolving written by Christian de Duve and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-10-17 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In just a half century, humanity has made an astounding leap in its understanding of life. Now, one of the giants of biological science, Christian de Duve, discusses what we've learned in this half century, ranging from the tiniest cells to the future of our species and of life itself. With wide-ranging erudition, De Duve takes us on a dazzling tour of the biological world, beginning with the invisible workings of the cell, the area in which he won his Nobel Prize. He describes how the first cells may have arisen and suggests that they may have been like the organisms that exist today near deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Contrary to many scientists, he argues that life was bound to arise and that it probably only took millennia--maybe tens of thousands of years--to move from rough building blocks to the first organisms possessing the basic properties of life. With equal authority, De Duve examines topics such as the evolution of humans, the origins of consciousness, the development of language, the birth of science, and the origin of emotion, morality, altruism, and love. He concludes with his conjectures on the future of humanity--for instance, we may evolve, perhaps via genetic engineering, into a new species--and he shares his personal thoughts about God and immortality. In Life Evolving, one of our most eminent scientists sums up what he has learned about the nature of life and our place in the universe. An extraordinarily wise and humane volume, it will fascinate readers curious about the world around them and about the impact of science on philosophy and religion.

The World Process; Or, The Origin and Evolution of Life, Mind, Thought and Language Out of the One Element of Existence

Author : Mabel P. Malter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World Process; Or, The Origin and Evolution of Life, Mind, Thought and Language Out of the One Element of Existence written by Mabel P. Malter and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Story of Ijain ; Or, the Evolution of a Mind

Author : Lady Florence Dixie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Ijain ; Or, the Evolution of a Mind written by Lady Florence Dixie and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Evolving Brain

Author : C. H. Vanderwolf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387342303
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book The Evolving Brain written by C. H. Vanderwolf and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-04-30 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a series of essays on neuroscientific aspects of human nature and instinctive behavior, individually acquired (learned) behavior, human bipedal locomotion, voluntary movement, and the general problem of how the brain controls behavior. The author argues that concepts of the mind based on ancient Greek philosophy are past usefulness, and that modern animal behavior studies provide a better guide to the functional organization of the brain.

How the Mind Changed

Author : Joseph Jebelli
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
ISBN 13 : 0316424978
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book How the Mind Changed written by Joseph Jebelli and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary story of how the human brain evolved… and is still evolving. We’ve come a long way. The earliest human had a brain as small as a child’s fist; ours are four times bigger, with spectacular abilities and potential we are only just beginning to understand. This is How the Mind Changed, a seven-million-year journey through our own heads, packed with vivid stories, groundbreaking science, and thrilling surprises. Discover how memory has almost nothing to do with the past; meditation rewires our synapses; magic mushroom use might be responsible for our intelligence; climate accounts for linguistic diversity; and how autism teaches us hugely positive lessons about our past and future. Dr. Joseph Jebelli’s In Pursuit of Memory was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize and longlisted for the Wellcome. In this, his eagerly awaited second book, he draws on deep insights from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, psychology, and philosophy to guide us through the unexpected changes that shaped our brains. From genetic accidents and environmental forces to historical and cultural advances, he explores how our brain’s evolution turned us into Homo sapiens and beyond. A single mutation is all it takes.

The Evolving Mind

Author : Ben Goertzel
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9782881245879
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book The Evolving Mind written by Ben Goertzel and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Origins of the Modern Mind

Author : Merlin Donald
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674253701
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Origins of the Modern Mind written by Merlin Donald and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1993-03-15 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bold and brilliant book asks the ultimate question of the life sciences: How did the human mind acquire its incomparable power? In seeking the answer, Merlin Donald traces the evolution of human culture and cognition from primitive apes to artificial intelligence, presenting an enterprising and original theory of how the human mind evolved from its presymbolic form.

Evolving Brains

Author : John Allman
Publisher : W. H. Freeman
ISBN 13 : 9780716760382
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Evolving Brains written by John Allman and published by W. H. Freeman. This book was released on 2000-03-27 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the human brain with all its manifold capacities evolve from basic functions in simple organisms that lived nearly a billion years ago? John Allman addresses this question in Evolving Brains, a provocative study of brain evolution that introduces readers to some of the most exciting developments in science in recent years.

Fatal Gaps in the Theory of Evolution

Author : Adoniram J. Frost
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Fatal Gaps in the Theory of Evolution written by Adoniram J. Frost and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Information Society: Evolving Landscapes

Author : Jacques Berleur
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475743289
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (757 download)

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Download or read book The Information Society: Evolving Landscapes written by Jacques Berleur and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UR Reader consists of a set of essays written by international authors many 0 of whom are acknowledged experts in one or more aspects of information technology (IT) and its implications for society. The contents have been influenced by the fact that the relationship between IT and society has to be considered in an holistic context. Our purpose has been to present this series of essays in the loosely related perspectives of landscapes which reflect that holism. As editors, we have chosen to leave people free to select the different perspectives and traverse the landscapes in any manner they choose. The Reader seeks to raise social awareness of the issues at stake when we talk 1 about computers and social accountability and aims to encourage wider discus sion of the issues involved. It has a normative set of aims and indicates a determi nation to explore a possible reshaping and restructuring of information technol ogy according to human needs. In an Epilogue, new pointers are given for action. In what follows, we describe the rationale behind "The Information Society: Evolving Landscapes"; we move from the conference held at the University of Namur in June, 1988, which shaped the perspectives, then on to the various routes by which the landscapes can be traversed.

How the Piloses Evolved Skinny Noses

Author : Deb Kelemen
Publisher : Evolving Minds
ISBN 13 : 9781943431267
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book How the Piloses Evolved Skinny Noses written by Deb Kelemen and published by Evolving Minds. This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developed by learning experts and backed by scientific research, this simple story of adaptation explains how animals come to have the special body parts that they do, setting children on a lifelong path to a clear scientific understanding of evolution.