Isbn: 9780141980782 - how the mind works: steven pinker (32 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Why do we laugh? What makes memories fade? Why do people believe in ghosts? How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

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Paperback. Condición: New. Why do we laugh? What makes memories fade? Why do people believe in ghosts? How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. How the Mind Worksexplores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection.\"Presented with extraordinary lucidity, cogency and panache. Powerful and gripping. To have read the book is to have consulted a first draft of the structural plan of the human psyche. .a glittering tour de force\" - Spectator\"Why do memories fade? Why do we lose our tempers? Why do fools fall in love? Pinker's objective in this erudite account is to explore the nature and history of the human mind. He explores computations and evolutions, and then considers how the mind lets us \"see, think, feel, interact, and pursue higher callings like art, religion and philosophy\" - Sunday Times Why do we laugh? What makes memories fade? Why do people believe in ghosts? How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: As New. There are self-help books that promise to ?unlock your hidden potential? in twelve easy steps. How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker instead calmly explains that the human brain is an evolved biological machine assembled through millions of years of survival pressures, irrational instincts, social competition, sex, fear, language, and opportunistic problem-solving. Which is considerably less relaxing, but infinitely more interesting. First published in the 1990s and still gloriously ambitious, Pinker?s book attempts nothing less than explaining why humans think, feel, argue, love, panic, gossip, create art, form families, wage war, and occasionally walk into rooms forgetting why they entered. It is the sort of book produced by someone who looked at the entirety of human consciousness and thought, ?Yes, I could probably summarise this.? And remarkably, he often does. Drawing on evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, linguistics, and computer metaphors, Pinker builds an enormous argument that the mind is not a mystical blank slate floating free of biology, but a collection of evolved systems shaped by natural selection. Readers expecting vague philosophical reflection instead receive page after page of sharp analysis about perception, memory, emotions, language, violence, humour, mating, and human absurdity itself. Which is where the book becomes wonderfully ironic. Humanity spent centuries convincing itself it was a uniquely rational species, only for modern cognitive science to reveal that much of our behaviour is effectively ancient evolutionary software trying to survive in environments wildly different from the modern world. The same brain capable of writing symphonies and launching satellites can also become emotionally destabilised by a badly worded email. Pinker writes with enormous confidence, intelligence, and the occasional air of a man who has spent a great deal of time patiently explaining things to undergraduates. The prose is energetic and highly readable considering the scale of the subject matter. One moment readers are deep in discussions of neural computation, the next they are contemplating jealousy, comedy, warfare, or why humans enjoy fiction about imaginary people suffering. The book also captures a fascinating intellectual moment in late twentieth-century thought ? the period when cognitive science and evolutionary psychology were aggressively challenging older assumptions about culture, behaviour, and human nature. Some readers will find parts provocative, others exhilarating, and many will periodically pause to stare into space reconsidering their entire personality. One of the enduring pleasures of How the Mind Works is its refusal to settle for easy sentimentality. Pinker treats the brain not as a magical soul-generator but as an astonishingly complicated information-processing system assembled through evolutionary compromise. The result is both awe-inspiring and faintly humiliating. Because ultimately the book suggests that behind civilisation, philosophy, literature, politics, and romance lurks a nervous system originally optimised for hunter-gatherer survival. Humanity invented opera, particle accelerators, and tax returns using hardware that still responds enthusiastically to sugar, status, tribalism, and attractive faces. This Penguin edition remains a handsome and substantial volume ? the kind of book that immediately improves the intellectual appearance of any room simply by existing on a shelf. It practically demands nearby coffee, marginal notes, and at least one abandoned attempt to ?finally understand consciousness properly? Condition is listed as As New, meaning this copy has escaped the usual fate of popular neuroscience books: heavily underlined passages, exhausted bookmarks abandoned halfway through chapters on cognition, and readers suffering mild existential crises in the margins. An outstanding read for psychology enthusiasts, philosophy readers, science obsessives, or anyone who has ever wondered why human beings are simultaneously capable of extraordinary intelligence and absolute nonsense. …

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Paperback. Steven Pinker, Penguin Books Ltd. How the Mind Worksexplores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection. \"Presented with extraordinary lucidity, cogency and panache. Powerful and gripping. To have read the book is to have consulted a first draft of the structural plan of the human psyche. .a glittering tour de force\" - Spectator \"Why do memories fade? Why do we lose our tempers? Why do fools fall in love? Pinker's objective in this erudite account is to explore the nature and history of the human mind. He explores computations and evolutions, and then considers how the mind lets us \"see, think, feel, interact, and pursue higher callings like art, religion and philosophy\" - Sunday TimesSteven Pinker is one of the world's most influential thinkers and writers on the human condition. His popular and highly praised books include The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, The Stuff of Thought, The Blank Slate, How the Mind Works, and The Language Instinct. The recipient of several major awards for his teaching, books, and scientific research, Pinker is Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He also writes frequently for The New York Times, the Guardian and other publications. He has been named Humanist of the Year, Prospect magazine's \"The World's Top 100 Public Intellectuals,\" Foreign Policy's \"100 Global Thinkers,\" and Time magazine's \"The 100 Most Influential People in the World Today.\". Paperback.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. How the Mind Worksexplores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection.\"Presented with extraordinary lucidity, cogency and panache. Powerful and gripping. To have read the book is to have consulted a first draft of the structural plan of the human psyche. .a glittering tour de force\" - Spectator\"Why do memories fade? Why do we lose our tempers? Why do fools fall in love? Pinker's objective in this erudite account is to explore the nature and history of the human mind. He explores computations and evolutions, and then considers how the mind lets us \"see, think, feel, interact, and pursue higher callings like art, religion and philosophy\" - Sunday Times Why do we laugh? What makes memories fade? Why do people believe in ghosts? How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. How the Mind Worksexplores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection.\"Presented with extraordinary lucidity, cogency and panache. Powerful and gripping. To have read the book is to have consulted a first draft of the structural plan of the human psyche. .a glittering tour de force\" - Spectator\"Why do memories fade? Why do we lose our tempers? Why do fools fall in love? Pinker's objective in this erudite account is to explore the nature and history of the human mind. He explores computations and evolutions, and then considers how the mind lets us \"see, think, feel, interact, and pursue higher callings like art, religion and philosophy\" - Sunday Times Why do we laugh? What makes memories fade? Why do people believe in ghosts? How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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