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Aping Mankind
Raymond Tallis
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Description for Aping Mankind
Paperback. Previously published: Durham [England]: Acumen Pub., 2012. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
Neuroscience has made astounding progress in the understanding of the brain. What should we make of its claims to go beyond the brain and explain consciousness, behaviour and culture? Where should we draw the line? In this brilliant critique Raymond Tallis dismantles Neuromania , arising out of the idea that we are reducible to our brains and Darwinitis according to which, since the brain is an evolved organ, we are entirely explicable within an evolutionary framework. With precision and acuity he argues that the belief that human beings can be understood in biological terms is a serious ... Read more
Neuroscience has made astounding progress in the understanding of the brain. What should we make of its claims to go beyond the brain and explain consciousness, behaviour and culture? Where should we draw the line? In this brilliant critique Raymond Tallis dismantles Neuromania , arising out of the idea that we are reducible to our brains and Darwinitis according to which, since the brain is an evolved organ, we are entirely explicable within an evolutionary framework. With precision and acuity he argues that the belief that human beings can be understood in biological terms is a serious ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Routledge Classics
Condition
New
Weight
646g
Number of Pages
388
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138640320
SKU
V9781138640320
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About Raymond Tallis
Raymond Tallis trained as a doctor before going on to become Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Manchester, UK. He was elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences for his research in clinical neuroscience. He retired from medicine in 2006 to become a full-time writer. His most recent works include Epimethean Imaginings (2014) and The Black Mirror ... Read more
Reviews for Aping Mankind
A trenchant, lucid and witty attack on the reductive materialism of many scientific accounts of consciousness. - David Lodge, The Guardian's Books of the Year Neuroscience, we are implausibly informed...will help dispense with evil. Who better to debunk its pretensions while instructing us in its uses than wise, literate Raymond Tallis, a ... Read more