From bacteria to Bach and back : the evolution of minds / Daniel C. Dennett.

By: Dennett, D. C. (Daniel Clement) [author.].

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]Edition: First edition.Description: xviii, 476 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.Content type: Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0393242072; 9780393242072.Subject(s): Consciousness

DDC classification: 128.2 DEN

Contents:

Turning our world upside down. Introduction ; Before bacteria and Bach ; On the origin of reasons ; Two strange inversions of reasoning ; The evolution of understanding -- From evolution to intelligent design. What is information? ; Darwinian spaces: an interlude ; Brains made of brains ; The role of words in cultural evolution ; The meme's-eye point of view ; What's wrong with memes? Objections and replies ; The origins of language ; The evolution of cultural evolution -- Turning our minds inside out. Consciousness as an evolved user-illusion ; The age of post-intelligent design.

Summary: A leading philosopher offers a major new account of the origins of the conscious mind that explores the deep interactions of evolution, brains, and human culture, demonstrating the role of culture in installing memes, including language, in the mind.

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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	128.2 DEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		30100014218574

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-445) and index.

A leading philosopher offers a major new account of the origins of the conscious mind that explores the deep interactions of evolution, brains, and human culture, demonstrating the role of culture in installing memes, including language, in the mind.