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A Mind So Rare : the Evolution of Human Consciousness by Donald, Merlin, 1939- is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Mind So Rare : the Evolution of Human Consciousness about?
Donald (psychology, Queen's University, Canada) challenges the prevailing view that seeks to explain away human consciousness and presents a theory on the origins of the modern mind. He describes the cultural and neuronal forces that power human modes of awareness, and proposes that the human mind is a hybrid product of the interweaving of the brain with an invisible symbolic web of culture to form a "distributed" cognitive network. Using evidence from brain and behavioral studies of humans and
Who reads A Mind So Rare : the Evolution of Human Consciousness?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Donald, Merlin, 1939-
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393049503
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Psychology, Philosophy, Social_sciences
- Rating
- 4.03 / 5 (56 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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