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A Mind So Rare: The Evolution of Human Consciousness

Name: A Mind So Rare: The Evolution of Human Consciousness
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
SKU: 9780393323191
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Contributors:

Merlin Donald

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Psychology, Science

Book Subcategory:

Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Life Sciences, Emotions

Book Topic:

Evolution

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Release Date:

2013-02-12

ISBN 13:

9780393323191

Weight:

0.98 lbs

Size:

8.18 x 5.56 x 0.95 inches

Pages:

388

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In this masterful rebuttal to the prevailing neuroscientific arguments that seek to explain away consciousness, Merlin Donald presents "a sophisticated conception of a multilayered consciousness drawing much of its power from its cultural matrix" (Booklist). Donald makes "a persuasive case...for consciousness as the central player in the drama of mind" (Peter Dodwell), as he details the forces, both cultural and neuronal, that power our distinctively human modes of awareness. He proposes that the human mind is a hybrid product, interweaving a super-complex form of matter (the brain) with an invisible symbolic web (culture) to form a "distributed" cognitive network. This hybrid mind, he argues, is our main evolutionary advantage, for it allowed humanity as a species to break free of the limitations of the mammalian brain. "Donald transcends the simplistic claims of Evolutionary Psychology, ...offering a true Darwinian perspective on the evolution of consciousness."--Philip Lieberman

About the Author
Donald, Merlin: - Merlin Donald is a professor in the Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada.

A Mind So Rare: The Evolution of Human Consciousness

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