{"product_id":"figments-of-reality-the-evolution-of-the-curious-mind-hardback-9780521571555","title":"Figments of Reality; The Evolution of the Curious Mind (Hardback) 9780521571555","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFigments of Reality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Evolution of the Curious Mind\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePopular science tour de force from bestselling authors, on evolution of intelligence, culture and mind.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan Stewart (Author), Jack Cohen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521571555, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 July 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e340 pages, 35 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.8 cm, 0.71 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'I would recommend this book for anyone with an interest in events beyond our daily lives.' Rosalind Ramsey, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIs 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Prologue\u003cbr\u003e 1. The origins of life\u003cbr\u003e 2. The reductionist nightmare\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ant country\u003cbr\u003e 4. Winning ways\u003cbr\u003e 5. Universals and parochials\u003cbr\u003e 6. Neural nests\u003cbr\u003e 7. Features great and small\u003cbr\u003e 8. What is it like to be a human?\u003cbr\u003e 9. We wanted to have a chapter on free will, but we decided not to, so here it is\u003cbr\u003e 10. Extelligence\u003cbr\u003e 11. Simplex, complex, multiplex\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20science%20%5BPDZ%5D%22\"\u003ePDZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001521951000,"sku":"9780521571555","price":66.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521571555i_f37e258e-f430-4201-9b32-9187c6eb5d4b.jpg?v=1691369898","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/figments-of-reality-the-evolution-of-the-curious-mind-hardback-9780521571555","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}