Why think?
Subtitle: evolution and the rational mind
By: Ronald de Sousa.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9780195189858
Subjects: Knowledge, Theory of; Evolution; Reasoning
Work titles: Evolution et rationalité.
Description: "In a world where natural selection has shaped and adaptations of astonishing ingenuity, what is the scope and unique power of rational thinking?" "In this short and wide-ranging book, philosopher Ronald de Sousa looks at the twin set of issues surrounding the power of natural selection to mimic rational design, and rational thinking as itself a product of natural selection." "This book shows how our rationality and our irrationality are inextricable intertwines. Ranging over a wide array of evidence, it explores the true ramification of being human in the natural world."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Function and destiny; title: What's the good of thinking?; title: Rationality, individual and collective; title: Irrationality.