Aping mankind : neuromania, Darwinitis and the misrepresentation of humanity / / Raymond Tallis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461671603321
• Autore: Tallis Raymond
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011, 2014
• ISBN: 1-315-71138-9; 1-84465-272-6; 1-317-49178-5; 1-84465-274-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (401 p.)
• Disciplina: 304.5
• Soggetti: Cognitive neuroscience; Evolutionary psychology; Consciousness; Neurosciences; Human beings; Evolution (Biology); Medicine; Human Anatomy & Physiology; Health & Biological Sciences; Neuroscience; Neurology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published in 2011 by Acumen.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Strange Case of Professor Gray and Other Provocations; 1 Science and Scientism; 2 Consequences; 3 Neuromania: A Castle Built on Sand; 4 From Darwinism to Darwinitis; 5 Bewitched by Language; 6 The Sighted Watchmaker; 7 Reaffirming our Humanity; 8 Defending the Humanities; 9 Back to the Drawing Board; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In a devastating critique Raymond Tallis exposes the exaggerated claims made for the ability of neuroscience and evolutionary theory to explain human consciousness, behaviour, culture and society.While readily acknowledging the astounding progress neuroscience has made in helping us understand how the brain works, Tallis directs his guns at neuroscience's dark companion - ""Neuromania"" as he describes it - the belief that brain activity is not merely a necessary but a sufficient condition for human consciousness and that consequently our everyday behaviour can be entirely understood in neural