Why Think? - Evolution and the Rational Mind

Zusatztext "This book is a tour de force of scholarly insights on one of the most subtle puzzles in cognitive science--the relation between rationality and evolution." --Keith E. Stanovich, author of The Robot's Rebellion: Finding Meaning in the Age of Darwin Informationen zum Autor Ronald de Sousa grew up in Switzerland and the United Kingdom. After completing school in France, he obtained a B.A. from Oxford, and a Ph.D. from Princeton. Based at the University of Toronto, he has lectured in over twenty countries on the emotions, philosophy of biology, ethics, and aesthetics. He lives in Toronto with his wife and daughter. Klappentext In this short and accessible book, Ronald de Sousa shows us that in order to understand what is truly important about our reasoning capacity, we need to change our thinking about what rationality actually is. Zusammenfassung In this short and accessible book, Ronald de Sousa shows us that in order to understand what is truly important about our reasoning capacity, we need to change our thinking about what rationality actually is.

Product details

• Authors: Ronald De Sousa, Ronald (Professor of Philosophy De Sousa, Ronald de Sousa
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.07.2007
• EAN: 9780195189858
• ISBN: 978-0-19-518985-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Philosophy of Mind, Evolution / Evolutionary biology