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What is Figments of Reality : The Evolution of the Curious Mind about?
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. Amazon.com Review In Figments of Reality , mathematician Ian Stewart and biologist Jack Cohen's thesis (or schtick) is that human minds are produced by complicity between human brains and cult
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ian Stewart; Jack Cohen; NetLibrary, Inc
- Publisher
- Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 1997.
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780511003363
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Psychology, Science, Technology
- Rating
- 4.11 / 5 (73 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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