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. Informationen zum Autor Ronald de Sousa is Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Emotional Truth. Klappentext In this short but wide-ranging book, philosopher Ronald de Sousa looks at the twin set of issues surrounding the power of natural selection to mimic rational design, and rational thinking as itself a product of natural selection. Zusammenfassung In this short but wide-ranging book, philosopher Ronald de Sousa looks at the twin set of issues surrounding the power of natural selection to mimic rational design, and rational thinking as itself a product of natural selection. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Function and destiny 3. What's the good of thinking? 4. Rationality, individual and collective 5. Irrationality

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• Authors: Ronald De Sousa, Ronald (Professor of Philosophy De Sousa, Ronald de Sousa
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2011
• EAN: 9780199861583
• ISBN: 978-0-19-986158-3
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Philosophy of Mind, Evolution / Evolutionary biology