Sterelny, Kim Thought in a Hostile World The Evolution of Human Cognition
1. Edition June 2003 37.90 Euro 2003. 280 Pages, Softcover ISBN 978-0-631-18887-2 - John Wiley & Sons
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Thought in a Hostile World is an exploration of the evolution of cognition, especially human cognition, by one of today's foremost philosophers of biology and of mind.
* Featuresan exploration of the evolution of human cognition.
* Written by one of today's foremost philosophers of mind and language.
* Presents a set of analytic tools for thinking about cognition and its evolution.
* Offers a critique of nativist, modular versions of evolutionary psychology, rejecting the example of language as a model for thinking about human cognitive capacities.
* Applies to the areas of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and evolutionary psychology.
From the contents Preface.
Part I: Assembling Intentionality:.
1. Evolutionary Naturalism.
2. Detection Systems.
3. Fuels For Success.
4. Fuels For Success: The Social Intelligence Hypothesis.
5. The Descent Of Preference.
Part II: Not Just Another Species Of Large Mammal:.
6. Reconstructing Hominid Evolution.
7. The Co-Operation Explosion.
8. The Self-Made Species.
9. Heterogeneous Environments And Variable Response.
