Radu J. Bogdan

Why Me?

The Sociocultural Evolution of a Self-Reflective Mind

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the evolution of the mental competence for self-reflection: why it evolved, under what selection pressures, in what environments, out of what precursors, and with what mental resources. It will interest scholars across the fields of cognitive science, developmental psychology, evolutionary psychology, and philosophy of the mind.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 215
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 330g
• ISBN-13: 9781108995573
• ISBN-10: 1108995578
• Artikelnr.: 66869808

Autorenporträt

Radu J. Bogdan is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Tulane University, USA, and Director of the Open Mind Master Program in Cognitive Science at the University of Bucharest, Romania. He is the author of six books and many articles in cognitive science and philosophy of mind as well as the editor of several collections.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Framing the issue
Part I. The Architecture: 2. Basic resources
3. With self in mind
Part II. The Evolution: 4. An evolutionary paradigm
5. Reasons for self-reflection
6. Scaffolding self-reflection
7. A public sense of me
8. Questions and answers
Index.