Figments of reality the evolution of the curious mind

Is the universe around us a figment of our imagination? Or are our minds figments of reality? In this refreshing new look at the evolution of mind and culture, bestselling authors Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen eloquently argue that our minds necessarily evolved inextricably within the context of cultur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stewart, Ian, 1945- (-)
Other Authors: Cohen, Jack
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 1997.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798494206719
Table of Contents:
  • The origins of life
  • The reductionist nightmare
  • Ant country
  • Winning ways
  • Universals and parochials
  • Neural nests
  • Features great and small
  • What is it like to be a human?
  • We wanted to have a chapter on free will, but we decided not to, so here it is
  • Extelligence
  • Simplex, complex, multiplex.