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Author Ornstein, Robert E. (Robert Evan), 1942-

Title The evolution of consciousness ; of Darwin, Freud, and cranial fire : the origins of the way we think / Robert Ornstein ; line illustrations by Ted Dewan
Edition First edition
Published New York : Prentice Hall Press, [1991]
©1991

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Description xiv, 305 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents pt. 1. The work of the mind -- pt. 2. The long view: the physical evolution of the mind -- pt. 3. The inner workings of the mind -- pt. 4. Pieces of the puzzle: brain processes and organization -- pt. 5. The dreams of the world -- pt. 6. Is this the person to whom I am speaking? -- pt. 7. Getting to know "yous" -- pt. 8. Why there will be no further evolution without conscious evolution
Summary 1 I/S. Probes the evolutionary path of the human mind and the way we use it. On Booklist's Editors Choice list for 1991
Analysis Humans Consciousness
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-299) and index
Subject Adaptability (Psychology)
Consciousness.
Genetic psychology.
Neuropsychology.
Adaptation, Psychological.
Consciousness.
Genetics, Behavioral.
Neuropsychology.
LC no. 91011306
ISBN 0135875692