Evolution in Mind
Published on 30. October 1997
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-7139-9138-3 (ISBN)
Description
From the nature-nurture question, which has occupied philosophers and scientists for thousands of years, to recent debates about how the mind is structured, this text demonstrates how an evolutionist's perspective contributes to an understanding of what it is to be human and how we came to be so.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
589 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7139-9138-3 (9780713991383)
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Content
Just what kind of science is psychology? Plato's question; the revolution in our neigbour's house; the structure of the mind; prediction and mind-reading - the evolution of causal understanding; culture - one of the last great frontiers of science; promises of a marriage made in heaven.