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“jerry fodor”

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  • What Darwin Got Wrong

    de Jerry Fodor, Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini ...
    A philosopher and a cognitive scientist "challenge Darwinism more effectively than the entire creationist/intelligent design movement has" ( Booklist )."A trenchant, entertaining assault on the very basis of contemporary evolutionary theory."―Kenan Malik, Literary Review (UK)What Darwin Got Wrong is a remarkable book, one that dares to challenge... ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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  • Why Only Us

    Language and Evolution

    de Robert C. Berwick, Noam Chomsky ...
    Noam Chomsky and Robert Berwick draw on recent developments in linguistic theory to offer an evolutionary account of language and our remarkable, species-specific ability to acquire it.“A loosely connected collection of four essays that will fascinate anyone interested in the extraordinary phenomenon of language.”—New York Review of BooksWe are born crying, but those cries signal the first ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Free Agents

    How Evolution Gave Us Free Will

    de Kevin Mitchell ...
    An evolutionary case for the existence of free willScientists are learning more and more about how brain activity controls behavior and how neural circuits weigh alternatives and initiate actions. As we probe ever deeper into the mechanics of decision making, many conclude that agency—or free will—is an illusion. In Free Agents, leading neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell presents a wealth of evidence ... Leer más

    $23.09 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Chance in Evolution

    Edición de Grant Ramsey, Charles H. Pence ...
    This illuminating volume explores the effects of chance on evolution, covering diverse perspectives from scientists, philosophers, and historians.The evolution of species, from single-celled organisms to multicellular animals and plants, is the result of a long and highly chancy history. But how profoundly has chance shaped life on earth? And what, precisely, do we mean by chance? Bringing ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis

    de Michael Denton ...
    More than thirty years after his landmark book Evolution: A Theory in Crisis (1985), biologist Michael Denton revisits his earlier thesis about the inability of Darwinian evolution to explain the history of life. He argues that there remains "an irresistible consilience of evidence for rejecting Darwinian cumulative selection as the major driving force of evolution." From the origin of life to the ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • In Search of Mechanisms

    Discoveries across the Life Sciences

    de Carl F. Craver, Lindley Darden ...
    Neuroscientists investigate the mechanisms of spatial memory. Molecular biologists study the mechanisms of protein synthesis and the myriad mechanisms of gene regulation. Ecologists study nutrient cycling mechanisms and their devastating imbalances in estuaries such as the Chesapeake Bay. In fact, much of biology and its history involves biologists constructing, evaluating, and revising their ... Leer más

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  • Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection

    de Peter Godfrey-Smith ...
    In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called "natural selection," a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success. He argued that this mechanism was the key to explaining the most puzzling features of the natural world, and science and philosophy were changed forever as a result. The exact nature of the Darwinian process has been controversial ever since ... Leer más

    $42.29 USD

  • Philosophy of Biology

    de Peter Godfrey-Smith ...
    Series series Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy
    An essential introduction to the philosophy of biologyThis is a concise, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to the philosophy of biology written by a leading authority on the subject. Geared to philosophers, biologists, and students of both, the book provides sophisticated and innovative coverage of the central topics and many of the latest developments in the field. Emphasizing ... Leer más

    $28.79 USD

  • Consciousness

    How Our Brains Turn Matter into Meaning

    de John Parrington ...
    What is the material basis of the thoughts that occur inside our heads?Where do imaginative, creative, or spiritual thoughts come from - can these really be the product of nerve impulses in the brain? And is the human mind radically different from that of other species, or is our uniqueness more superficial than real?In this book, Oxford biologist John Parrington proposes a radical new theory of ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Future of the Brain

    The Promise and Perils of Tomorrow's Neuroscience

    de Steven Rose ...
    Brain repair, smart pills, mind-reading machines--modern neuroscience promises to soon deliver a remarkable array of wonders as well as profound insight into the nature of the brain. But these exciting new breakthroughs, warns Steven Rose, will also raise troubling questions about what it means to be human. In The Future of the Brain, Rose explores just how far neuroscience may help us understand ... Leer más

    $16.19 USD

  • The Ontogeny of Information

    Developmental Systems and Evolution

    de Susan Oyama ...
    Series series Science and Cultural Theory
    The Ontogeny of Information is a critical intervention into the ongoing and perpetually troubling nature-nurture debates surrounding human development. Originally published in 1985, this was a foundational text in what is now the substantial field of developmental systems theory. In this revised edition Susan Oyama argues compellingly that nature and nurture are not alternative influences on human ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

  • The Cognitive Science of Science

    Explanation, Discovery, and Conceptual Change

    de Paul Thagard ...
    A cognitive science perspective on scientific development, drawing on philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and computational modeling.Many disciplines, including philosophy, history, and sociology, have attempted to make sense of how science works. In this book, Paul Thagard examines scientific development from the interdisciplinary perspective of cognitive science. Cognitive science combines ... Leer más

    $34.99 USD