{"product_id":"the-biological-mind-9780367466312","title":"The Biological Mind","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor some, biology explains all there is to know about the mind. Yet many big questions remain: Is the mind shaped by genes or the environment? If mental traits are the result of adaptations built up over thousands of years, as evolutionary psychologists claim, how can such claims be tested? If the mind is a machine, as biologists argue, how does it allow for something as complex as human thought?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevised and updated to take account of new developments in the field, \u003ci\u003eThe Biological Mind: A Philosophical Introduction \u003c\/i\u003eexplores these questions and more, using the philosophy of biology to introduce and assess the nature of the mind. Justin Garson addresses the following key topics:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emoral psychology, altruism, and levels of selection;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevolutionary psychology and the adaptationism debate;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egenes, environment, and the naturenurture debate;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enatural selection and mental representation;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epsychiatric classification and the ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the first edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'In this introductory volume, Garson offers a concise summary of several debates surrounding the interface between philosophy of biology and philosophy of mind. … Written with admirable clarity and wit, this book would make a great secondary text in an upper-level philosophy of biology or philosophy of mind course. Summing Up: Recommended.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ci\u003ePhilip Jenkins, CHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'In this accessible and interesting book, Justin Garson shows why philosophy matters to understanding the biology of the mind. Scientists have made great progress on questions about altruism, free will, consciousness, and the impact of genes on mental activity, but it takes a philosopher to provide the needed clarification, connection, and caution. Garson is that philosopher.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - Elliott Sober, University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A wonderful, clear, lively, informative, and extremely accessible book. It is a terrific introduction to the philosophy of mind for those who want to explore the relation between our biological and psychological natures.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ci\u003eKaren Neander, Duke University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A wide-ranging, well-informed, and highly readable introduction to current debates in the philosophy of mind and psychology, presented through the lens of philosophy of biology and general philosophy of science. Garson's biologically oriented approach to the issues makes so much sense, one can't help but wonder why it's not more standard in the literature; by rights, it should be.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e - Philip Robbins, University of Missouri, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1. What is natural selection? 2. Do groups undergo selection? 3. Is natural selection the most powerful force of evolution? 4. Is evolution the foundation of psychology? 5. Do cultures evolve? 6. Is anything innate? 7. Are people altruistic? 8. What are mental representations? 9. What are mental disorders? 10. Did racial classification evolve? 11. Are there evolved psychological sex differences? 12. Does human nature exist? \u003ci\u003eGlossary Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017913303383,"sku":"9780367466312","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367466312.jpg?v=1750775062","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-biological-mind-9780367466312","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}