Robot's Rebellion

Finding Meaning in the Age of Darwin

Autor: Keith E. Stanovich

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The idea that we might be robots is no longer the stuff of science fiction; decades of research in e...

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Autor

Keith E. Stanovich

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engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2004

Pagini

336

EAN

9780226770895

Enbook ID

04549632

Editura

University of Chicago Press

Greutate

656

Dimensiuni

165 x 236 x 32

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The idea that we might be robots is no longer the stuff of science fiction; decades of research in evolutionary biology and cognitive science have led many esteemed thinkers and scientists to the conclusion that, following the precepts of universal Darwinism, humans are merely the hosts for two replicators (genes and memes) that have no interest in us except as conduits for replication. Accepting and now forcefully responding to this disturbing idea that precludes the possibilities of morality or free will, among other things, Keith Stanovich here provides the tools for the "robot's rebellion," a program of cognitive reform necessary to advance human interests over the limited interest of the replicators. He shows how concepts of rational thinking from cognitive science interact with the logic of evolution to create opportunities for humans to structure their behavior to serve their own ends. These evaluative activities of the brain, he argues, fulfill the need that we have to ascribe significance to human life. Only by recognizing ourselves as robots, argues Stanovich, can we begin to construct a concept of self based on what is truly singular about humans: that they gain control of their lives in a way unique among life forms on Earth - through rational self-determination.

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