Cognitive Adaptation
Cambridge University Press
ISBN13:
9780521517911
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Cambridge University Press
Cognitive Adaptation
Cognitive Adaptation: A Pragmatist Perspective argues that there is a fundamental link between cognitive/neural systems and evolution that underlies human activity. One important result is that the line between nature and culture and scientific and humanistic inquiry is quite permeable - the two are fairly continuous with each other. Two concepts figure importantly in our human ascent: agency and animacy. The first is the recognition of another person as having beliefs, desires, and a sense of experience. The second term is the recognition of an object as alive, a piece of biology. Both reflect a predilection in our cognitive architecture that is fundamental to an evolving, but fragile, sense of humanity. The book further argues for a regulative norm of self-corrective inquiry, an appreciation of the hypothetical nature of all knowledge. Schulkin's perspective is rooted in contemporary behavioral and cognitive neuroscience.
- | Author: Jay Schulkin
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Sep 22, 2008
- | Number of Pages: 210 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0521517915
- | ISBN-13: 9780521517911
- Author:
- Jay Schulkin
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:
- Sep 22, 2008
- Number of pages:
- 210 pages
- Binding:
- Hardback or Cased Book
- ISBN-10:
- 0521517915
- ISBN-13:
- 9780521517911
