Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge
H. C. Plotkin(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 28. September 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-14-023092-5 (ISBN)
Description
A scientific look at the nature of knowledge and the Darwinian processes which it propogates, both in the minds of human beings and in the genes of all species. Through the process of natural selection, species acquire behaviours that enable them to survive, thus effectively acquiring knowledge of their environment. The book develops Richard Dawkins's idea of the "memes", the equivalent of genes in the Darwinian process by which human ideas propogate.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
glossary, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
206 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-023092-5 (9780140230925)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The problem with knowledge; evolution theory; universal Darwinism; behaviour without thought; the evolution of intelligence; aspects of human knowledge; the philosophical problems in perspective.