Instinct Reason

Author : Kenneth R. Miller
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476790280
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Human Instinct written by Kenneth R. Miller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A radical, optimistic exploration of how humans evolved to develop reason, consciousness, and free will. Lately, the most passionate advocates of the theory of evolution seem to present it as bad news. Scientists such as Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss, and Sam Harris tell us that our most intimate actions, thoughts, and values are mere byproducts of thousands of generations of mindless adaptation. We are just one species among multitudes, and therefore no more significant than any other living creature. Now comes Brown University biologist Kenneth R. Miller to make the case that this view betrays a gross misunderstanding of evolution. Natural selection surely explains how our bodies and brains were shaped, but Miller argues that it’s not a social or cultural theory of everything. In The Human Instinct, he rejects the idea that our biological heritage means that human thought, action, and imagination are pre-determined, describing instead the trajectory that ultimately gave us reason, consciousness and free will. A proper understanding of evolution, he says, reveals humankind in its glorious uniqueness—one foot planted firmly among all of the creatures we’ve evolved alongside, and the other in the special place of self-awareness and understanding that we alone occupy in the universe. Equal parts natural science and philosophy, The Human Instinct is a moving and powerful celebration of what it means to be human.

Author : Francis Cholle
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118077547
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Intuitive Compass written by Francis Cholle and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dynamic new way to understand intuition, already implemented around the world at top companies and business schools Neuroscience shows that instinct has a leading role in complex decision-making, yet imaginative play is the most direct means of activating our creativity and problem-solving abilities. Based on over 20 years of Cholle's wide-ranging professional experience and insights, The Intuitive Compass offers a fascinating new approach to innovative problem-solving, decision-making, and sustainable value creation. Through a concept known as Intuitive Intelligence, Cholle shows how anyone can improve creative brainpower by harnessing the balance between reason and instinct. Explores the tension between linear efficiency and random play, and the synergy between reason and instinct Helps us realize our natural tendencies to think holistically, think paradoxically, notice the unusual, or lead by influence Shows these tenets in action through case studies of the luxury house Hermes, Paris; Google and its paradoxical work culture; Virgin America, and its ability to notice the unusual about what matters for consumers and exert leadership in its industry The Intuitive Compass shows how to thrive within chaos and offers actionable information for reinventing our path to sustainable success.

Author : Thomas Jarrold
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Instinct and Reason, Philosophically Investigated written by Thomas Jarrold and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nicholas Wade
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101155671
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Faith Instinct written by Nicholas Wade and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-11-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted science writer Nicholas Wade offers for the first time a convincing case based on a broad range of scientific evidence for the evolutionary basis of religion.

Author : John Christopher ATKINSON
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sketches in Natural History. With an Essay on Reason and Instinct ... With Eighty-two Illustrations by W. S. Coleman&c. Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel written by John Christopher ATKINSON and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gad Saad
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1616144300
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Consuming Instinct written by Gad Saad and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2011-06-21 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this highly informative and entertaining book, the founder of the vibrant new field of evolutionary consumption illuminates the relevance of our biological heritage to our daily lives as consumers. While culture is important, the author shows that innate evolutionary forces deeply influence the foods we eat, the gifts we offer, the cosmetics and clothing styles we choose to make ourselves more attractive to potential mates, and even the cultural products that stimulate our imaginations (such as art, music, and religion). The book demonstrates that most acts of consumption can be mapped onto four key Darwinian drives—namely, survival (we prefer foods high in calories); reproduction (we use products as sexual signals); kin selection (we naturally exchange gifts with family members); and reciprocal altruism (we enjoy offering gifts to close friends). The author further highlights the analogous behaviors that exist between human consumers and a wide range of animals. For anyone interested in the biological basis of human behavior or simply in what makes consumers tick—marketing professionals, advertisers, psychology mavens, and consumers themselves—this is a fascinating read.

Author : Philip Ball
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199780075
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Music Instinct written by Philip Ball and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-02 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Bach fugues to Indonesian gamelan, from nursery rhymes to rock, music has cast its light into every corner of human culture. But why music excites such deep passions, and how we make sense of musical sound at all, are questions that have until recently remained unanswered. Now in The Music Instinct, award-winning writer Philip Ball provides the first comprehensive, accessible survey of what is known--and still unknown--about how music works its magic, and why, as much as eating and sleeping, it seems indispensable to humanity. Deftly weaving together the latest findings in brain science with history, mathematics, and philosophy, The Music Instinct not only deepens our appreciation of the music we love, but shows that we would not be ourselves without it. The Sunday Times hailed it as "a wonderful account of why music matters," with Ball's "passion for music evident on every page."

Author : João Constâncio
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110246570
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nietzsche on Instinct and Language written by João Constâncio and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume consists of the revised and expanded versions of the papers presented at the International Conference “Nietzsche On Instinct and Language”, held at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) in December 2009. The list of contributors includes top Nietzsche scholars, like Werner Stegmaier, Patrick Wotling, and Scarlett Marton. The volume as a whole represents a fresh look at Nietzsche’s attempt to connect language to the instinctive activity of the human body. Four of the papers focus on Nietzsche’s early Nachlass notes and writings, including The Birth of Tragedy and On Truth and Lying in a Non-Moral Sense; the other seven deal with his mature views on this important subject, especially in Beyond Good and Evil, The Gay Science, and the Nachlass. In focusing on how Nietzsche tries to dissolve the traditional opposition between instinct and language, as well as between instinct and consciousness and instinct and reason, the different papers consider, from this viewpoint, such Nietzschean themes as morality, value, the concept of philosophy, dogmatism, naturalization, metaphor, affectivity and emotion, health and sickness, tragedy, and laughter.

Author : Henry Rutgers Marshall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Instinct and Reason written by Henry Rutgers Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : G. Garratt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marvels and Mysteries of Instinct; Or, Curiosities of Animal Life written by G. Garratt and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: