The Conscious Mind (MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)

Synopsis

Background To The Brain: The Identity Of Consciousness -- Neoteny: The Breaking Of The Hominid Impasse -- Nuts And Bolts To Build A Language -- Cognitive Bootstrapping: The Epigenesis Of Language -- A Device To Move Mountains: Dual Output, Single Focus -- Language: The Trojan Horse Of Negative Entropy -- What Is This Thing Called Mind? -- The Alchemy Of Self-deception: Introspection At Work -- Functional Autonomy: The Triumph Of Evolutionary Bootstrapping -- About The Self: Fiction And Fact -- Unfinished Business: Skeletons In The Cupboard -- At The Edge Of Comprehension. Zoltan L. Torey. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.