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As a professor who has taught cognitive science at both MIT and Harvard, Steven Pinker has been faced with the daunting challenge of trying to explain the principles of intelligence and thought to some of the most astute minds in the world. In this extraordinary book, he uses that experience to de-mystify the brain for the rest of us, in terms which are remarkably lucid and coherent. Pinker examines the mind from an evolutionary point of view, by considering that its primary purpose has been to help humans adapt to their changing environment over time. He shows how many of the inherent quirks of our behavior, such as laughter, pattern recognition, identity construction, the creation of art, and the pursuit of love, which at first seem superfluous to pure survival, are actually evidence of the process of natural selection as it shapes our brain. Pinker's seminal work of popular cognitive science is an essential text for anyone interested in better understanding themselves, and their desire and ability to understand anything in the first place.
| Size | | Length: | 661 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.1 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 29.6 oz |
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