LEADER 03234oam 2200781I 450 001 9910461671603321 005 20210107014630.0 010 $a1-315-71138-9 010 $a1-84465-272-6 010 $a1-317-49178-5 010 $a1-84465-274-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315711386 035 $a(CKB)2670000000174318 035 $a(EBL)1873403 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000654367 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11349378 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000654367 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10660771 035 $a(PQKB)10969331 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1873403 035 $a(OCoLC)1000431100 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000174318 100 $a20180706h20142011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAping mankind $eneuromania, Darwinitis and the misrepresentation of humanity /$fRaymond Tallis 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011, 2014. 215 $a1 online resource (401 p.) 300 $aFirst published in 2011 by Acumen. 311 $a1-322-34423-X 311 $a1-84465-273-4 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aIn 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 606 $aCognitive neuroscience 606 $aEvolutionary psychology 606 $aConsciousness 606 $aNeurosciences 606 $aHuman beings 606 $aEvolution (Biology) 606 $aMedicine$2HILCC 606 $aHuman Anatomy & Physiology$2HILCC 606 $aHealth & Biological Sciences$2HILCC 606 $aNeuroscience$2HILCC 606 $aNeurology$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCognitive neuroscience 615 0$aEvolutionary psychology 615 0$aConsciousness 615 0$aNeurosciences 615 0$aHuman beings 615 0$aEvolution (Biology) 615 7$aMedicine 615 7$aHuman Anatomy & Physiology 615 7$aHealth & Biological Sciences 615 7$aNeuroscience 615 7$aNeurology 676 $a304.5 700 $aTallis$b Raymond.$0514405 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461671603321 996 $aAping mankind$92189593 997 $aUNINA