03041nam 22007212 450 991045509410332120151005020623.01-107-11102-10-511-00336-61-280-42918-60-511-17217-60-511-14898-40-511-30942-20-511-54138-40-511-05366-5(CKB)111004366728370(EBL)142379(OCoLC)475870095(SSID)ssj0000154702(PQKBManifestationID)11156428(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000154702(PQKBWorkID)10418764(PQKB)10991370(UkCbUP)CR9780511541384(MiAaPQ)EBC142379(Au-PeEL)EBL142379(CaPaEBR)ebr2000642(CaONFJC)MIL42918(EXLCZ)9911100436672837020090501d1997|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFigments of reality the evolution of the curious mind /Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,1997.1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-66383-0 0-521-57155-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-316) and index.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.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 culture and language. They go beyond conventional reductionist ideas to look at how the mind is the response of an evolving brain trying to grapple with a complex environment. Along the way they develop new and intriguing insights into the nature of evolution, science and humanity.Cognition and cultureConsciousnessIntellectGenetic psychologyCultural pluralismCognition and culture.Consciousness.Intellect.Genetic psychology.Cultural pluralism.153.4/2Stewart Ian1945-447732Cohen JackUkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910455094103321Figments of reality2463667UNINA