Bibliograph

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

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Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-278) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The human instinct

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

981508855

Responsibility statement

Kenneth R. Miller

Sub title

how we evolved to have reason, consciousness, and free will

Summary

"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

Table Of 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

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