Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanins of LifeIn a book that is both groundbreaking and accessible, Daniel C. Dennett, whom Chet Raymo of The Boston Globe calls "one of the most provocative thinkers on the planet," focuses his unerringly logical mind on the theory of natural selection, showing how Darwin's great idea transforms and illuminates our traditional view of humanity's place in the universe. Dennett vividly describes the theory itself and then extends Darwin's vision with impeccable arguments to their often surprising conclusions, challenging the views of some of the most famous scientists of our day. |
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... intelligence . Since therefore the effects resemble each other , we are led to infer , by all the rules of analogy , that the causes also resemble , and that the Author of Nature is somewhat similar to the mind of man , though pos ...
... intelligence . Since therefore the effects resemble each other , we are led to infer , by all the rules of analogy , that the causes also resemble , and that the Author of Nature is somewhat similar to the mind of man , though pos ...
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... intelligence of Mother Nature ( or is it merely apparent intelligence ? ) as a non - miraculous and non- mysterious - and hence all the more wonderful - feature of this self - creating thing . CHAPTER 7 : There must have been a first ...
... intelligence of Mother Nature ( or is it merely apparent intelligence ? ) as a non - miraculous and non- mysterious - and hence all the more wonderful - feature of this self - creating thing . CHAPTER 7 : There must have been a first ...
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... Intelligence ) in the creation of Smart Moves ( or what Gregory calls Kinetic Intelligence ) . Gregory observes that a pair of scissors , as a well - designed artifact , is not just a result of intelligence , but an endower of ...
... Intelligence ) in the creation of Smart Moves ( or what Gregory calls Kinetic Intelligence ) . Gregory observes that a pair of scissors , as a well - designed artifact , is not just a result of intelligence , but an endower of ...
Contents
Tell Me Why | 17 |
2 What Where When Whyand How? | 23 |
3 Lockes Proof of the Primacy of Mind | 26 |
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