Аннотация: From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

What is human consciousness and how is it possible? These questions fascinate thinking people from poets and painters to physicists, psychologists, and philosophers. This is Daniel C. Dennett's brilliant answer, extending perspectives from his earlier work in surprising directions, exploring the deep interactions of evolution, brains, and human culture. Part philosophical whodunnit, part bold scientific conjecture, this landmark work enlarges themes that have sustained Dennett's legendary career at the forefront of philosophical thought. In his inimitable style, laced with wit and arresting thought experiments, Dennett shows how culture enables reflection by installing a profusion of thinking tools, or memes, in our brains. Language, itself composed of memes, turbocharged this interplay. The result, a mind that can comprehend the questions it poses, emerges from a process of cultural evolution. An agenda-setting book for a new generation of philosophers and other researchers, this will delight and entertain anyone who hopes to understand human creativity in all its wondrous applications.

Автор/составитель	Dennett Daniel C.
Год выпуска	2018
ISBN	9780141978048
Производитель	Penguin
Издательство	Penguin Group
Количество томов	1
Количество страниц	480
Переплет	Мягкая обложка
Размеры	197x130x21 мм
Цвет	Белый
Стандарт	10
Вес	342
Язык	английский