03234oam 2200781I 450 991046167160332120210107014630.01-315-71138-91-84465-272-61-317-49178-51-84465-274-210.4324/9781315711386 (CKB)2670000000174318(EBL)1873403(SSID)ssj0000654367(PQKBManifestationID)11349378(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000654367(PQKBWorkID)10660771(PQKB)10969331(MiAaPQ)EBC1873403(OCoLC)1000431100(EXLCZ)99267000000017431820180706h20142011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAping mankind neuromania, Darwinitis and the misrepresentation of humanity /Raymond TallisLondon ;New York :Routledge,2011, 2014.1 online resource (401 p.)First published in 2011 by Acumen.1-322-34423-X 1-84465-273-4 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; IndexIn 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 neuralCognitive neuroscienceEvolutionary psychologyConsciousnessNeurosciencesHuman beingsEvolution (Biology)MedicineHILCCHuman Anatomy & PhysiologyHILCCHealth & Biological SciencesHILCCNeuroscienceHILCCNeurologyHILCCElectronic books.Cognitive neuroscienceEvolutionary psychologyConsciousnessNeurosciencesHuman beingsEvolution (Biology)MedicineHuman Anatomy & PhysiologyHealth & Biological SciencesNeuroscienceNeurology304.5Tallis Raymond.514405AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910461671603321Aping mankind2189593UNINA