Why Me?: The Sociocultural Evolution of a Self-Reflective Mind

ISBN-13: 9781316518182 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 200 str.

Radu Bogdan

Opis

This book describes the human capacity for self-reflection, which evolved in response to sociocultural pressures on the minds of children.

Recenzje

'Radu Bogdan puts his finger on the central question about the human mind: the capacity for self-conscious reflection on one's own mental processes. His evolutionary account provides a worthy alternative to Descartes' belief that the mind is transparent to itself and the behavioralist view that denies self-consciousness altogether.' David Olson, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Toronto, Canada

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Framing the issue; Part I. The Architecture: 2. Basic resources; 3. With self in mind; Part II. The Evolution: 4. An evolutionary paradigm; 5. Reasons for self-reflection; 6. Scaffolding self-reflection; 7. A public sense of me; 8. Questions and answers; Index.