TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stewart,Ian
AU  - Cohen,Jack
TI  - Figments of reality: the evolution of the curious mind 
SN  - 9780511541384 (ebook)
AV  - BF311 .S679 1997
U1  - 153.4/2 21
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Cognition and culture
KW  - Consciousness
KW  - Intellect
KW  - Genetic psychology
KW  - Cultural pluralism
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015); 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
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511541384
ER  -