How the mind works / Steven Pinker.

By:

Pinker, Steven, 1954-

Material type:

TextPublication details: UK : Penguin Books, 2015.Description: xx, 660 p. : ill. b&w ; 20 cmContent type:

text

ISBN:

9780141980782

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

612.82

Contents:

Ch. 1. Standard equipment -- Ch. 2. Thinking machines -- Ch. 3. Revenge of the nerds -- Ch. 4. The mind's eye -- Ch. 5. Good ideas -- Ch. 6. Hotheads -- Ch. 7. Family values -- Ch. 8. The meaning of life.

Summary: How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection. Why do we laugh? What makes memories fade? Why do people believe in ghosts? Why do fools fall in love?

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Standard equipment --
Ch. 2. Thinking machines --
Ch. 3. Revenge of the nerds --
Ch. 4. The mind's eye --
Ch. 5. Good ideas --
Ch. 6. Hotheads --
Ch. 7. Family values --
Ch. 8. The meaning of life.

How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection.
Why do we laugh?
What makes memories fade?
Why do people believe in ghosts?
Why do fools fall in love?

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