Dennett, Daniel C.

From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (Paperback)

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ISBN 13:: 9780141978048
author:: Dennett, Daniel C.
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Penguin Books Ltd
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2018
Pages:: 496
Dimensions:: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1 centimetres (0
Genre:: Spirituality & Beliefs, Philosophy, Spirituality & Beliefs,
Condition:: New
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From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds by Daniel C. Dennett is a thought-provoking exploration of human consciousness and its origins.

This book delves into the deep interactions between evolution, brains, and culture, offering a bold scientific conjecture on how we came to be curious about ourselves. Dennett's inimitable style combines wit and thought experiments as he explains how culture enables reflection by installing thinking tools, or memes, in our brains, and how language turbocharges this process.

The result is a mind that can comprehend the questions it poses, emerging from a process of cultural evolution. This landmark work is an agenda-setting book for anyone seeking to understand human creativity in all its applications.

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