{"product_id":"thought-in-a-hostile-world-the-evolution-of-human-cognition-paperback-1","title":"Thought in a Hostile World: The Evolution of Human Cognition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Sterelny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2004 LAKATOS AWARD!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThought in a Hostile World\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of the evolution of cognition, especially human cognition, by one of today's foremost philosophers of biology and of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeaturesan exploration of the evolution of human cognition.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by one of today's foremost philosophers of mind and language.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a set of analytic tools for thinking about cognition and its evolution.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a critique of nativist, modular versions of evolutionary psychology, rejecting the example of language as a model for thinking about human cognitive capacities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplies to the areas of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and evolutionary psychology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThought in a Hostile World\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of the evolution of cognition, especially human cognition, by one of today's foremost philosophers of biology and of mind.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe central idea of the book is that thought is a response to threat. Competitors and enemies make life hard by their direct physical effects. But they also make life hard by eroding epistemic conditions. They lie. They hide themselves. They seem other than what they are.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSterelny uses this and related ideas to explore from an evolutionary perspective the relationship between folk psychology and an integrated scientific conception of human cognition. In the process, he examines how and why human minds have evolved. The book argues that humans are cognitively, socially, and sexually very unlike the other great apes, and that despite our relatively recent separation from their lineages, human social and cognitive evolution has been driven by unusual evolutionary mechanisms. In developing his own picture of the descent of the human mind, Sterelny further offers a critique of nativist, modular versions of evolutionary psychology.This volume will be of vital interest to scholars and students interested in cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and evolutionary psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Sterelny\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington and at the Research School of Social Science at the Australian National University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Representational Theory of Mind \u003c\/i\u003e(Blackwell, 1990) and the co-author, with Michael Devitt, of \u003ci\u003eLanguage and Reality \u003c\/i\u003e(second edition, 1999) and, with Paul Griffiths, \u003ci\u003eSex and Death: An Introduction to Philosophy of Biology \u003c\/i\u003e(1999).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715169808691,"sku":"9780631188872","price":97.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QVVMb0FhTTZrV3ZFcndlUzM1Vmo4dz09_c0b9aa6f-891c-4c60-8bb7-07e70995a27e.webp?v=1763593328","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/thought-in-a-hostile-world-the-evolution-of-human-cognition-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}