| Description |
x, 470 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Ascent of Man, the Descent of Humanity -- 2. Body and Soul -- 3. Experience and the Spirit -- 4. God's Will and Nature's Law -- 5. From Ubermensch to Unesco Man -- 6. The Making of a Proper Science -- 7. Stone Age Darwinism -- 8. Humane Beasts and Beastly Humans -- 9. Ways of Designing a Mind -- 10. A World in Our Heads -- 11. Expelling the Ghost from the Machine -- 12. The Extended Mind -- 13. Subject and Object -- 14. Disturbing the Universe |
| Summary |
"Man, Beast, and Zombie is an original and accessible book. Vast in its scope, it draws on cutting-edge sciences such as evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence to assess what, precisely, science can and cannot explain about human nature. Kenan Malik explains the histories of these sciences (and the philosophies that underpin them) and analyzes the complex relationship between human beings, animals, and machines to explore what really makes us human." "Man, Beast, and Zombie is both a defense of scientific reason and a challenge to some of today's most cherished scientific theories. It deftly interweaves philosophy, science, and history to answer the most fundamental question of all: what is a human being?"--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Genetic psychology.
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Cognitive science.
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Philosophy of mind.
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| LC no. |
2002021362 |
| ISBN |
0813531225 alkaline paper |
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