From bacteria to Bach and back

the evolution of minds

From bacteria to Bach and back

the evolution of minds
Daniel C Dennett
Book - 2017

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dennett, D. C. (Daniel Clement) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Edition:First Edition.
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505 0 |a 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. 
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