The human instinct : how we evolved to have reason, consciousness, and free will / Kenneth R. Miller.

By: Miller, Kenneth R. (Kenneth Raymond), 1948- [author.].

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.Description: viii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781476790268.Subject(s): Behavior evolution

| Consciousness

| Evolutionary psychology

| Human behavior

| Human evolution

| Natural selection

DDC classification: 155.7 MIL

Contents:

Prologue : our story -- Grandeur -- Say it ain't so -- Chance and wonder -- Explaining it all -- The mind of a primate -- Consciousness -- I, Robot -- Center stage -- Appendix : the chromosome 2 fusion site.

Summary: "A ... exploration of how humans evolved to develop reason, consciousness, and free will"--Amazon.com.Summary: "Detailing our biological trajectory, Miller shows how we became the only species that could produce Mozart, da Vinci, and Darwin himself. A proper understanding of evolution, he says, reveals humankind in its glorious uniqueness--one foot planted firmly among all of the creatures we've evolved alongside, and the other in the special place of self-awareness and understanding that we alone occupy in the universe." -- Publisher's description.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
BOOK	Williamson County Public Library	Williamson County Public Library	Nonfiction	2nd Floor	155.7 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		30100014341350

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"April 2018"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-278) and index.

"A ... exploration of how humans evolved to develop reason, consciousness, and free will"--Amazon.com.

"Detailing our biological trajectory, Miller shows how we became the only species that could produce Mozart, da Vinci, and Darwin himself. A proper understanding of evolution, he says, reveals humankind in its glorious uniqueness--one foot planted firmly among all of the creatures we've evolved alongside, and the other in the special place of self-awareness and understanding that we alone occupy in the universe." -- Publisher's description.