Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge

Henry Plotkin

ISBN 10: 0674192818 / ISBN 13: 9780674192812

Published by Harvard University Press Apr 1997, 1997

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Neuware - Bringing together evolutionary biology, psychology, and philosophy, Henry Plotkin presents a new science of knowledge that traces an unbreakable link between instinct and our ability to know. Since our ability to know our world depends primarily on what we call intelligence, intelligence must be understood as an extension of instinct. The capacity for knowledge is deeply rooted in our biology and, in a special sense, is shared by all living things.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge
• Publisher: Harvard University Press Apr 1997
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674192818
• ISBN 13: 9780674192812
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

Bringing together evolutionary biology, psychology, and philosophy, Henry Plotkin presents a new science of knowledge that traces an unbreakable link between instinct and our ability to know. Since our ability to know our world depends primarily on what we call intelligence, intelligence must be understood as an extension of instinct. The capacity for knowledge is deeply rooted in our biology and, in a special sense, is shared by all living things.

About the Author

Henry Plotkin is Professor of Psychobiology and Head of the Department of Psychology at the University College in London.