A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds
A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds: The Evolution of Life and Consciousness
English | 2024 | ISBN: 0262049023 | 357 Pages | PDF (True) | 8 MB
English | 2024 | ISBN: 0262049023 | 357 Pages | PDF (True) | 8 MB
In A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds, Francisco Aboitiz provides a brief history of life, the brain, and cognition, from the earliest living beings to our own species. The author proceeds from the basic premise that, since evolution by natural selection is the process underlying the origin of life and its evolution on earth, the brain—and thus our minds—must also be the result of biological evolution. The aim of this book is to narrate how animal bodies came to be built with their nervous systems and how our species evolved with culture, technology, language, and consciousness.