A History of the Mind: Evolution and the Birth of Consciousness by Nicholas Humphrey

A History of the Mind: Evolution and the Birth of Consciousness

Nicholas Humphrey

238 pages • first pub 1992 (view editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology science informative reflective slow-paced
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This book is a tour-de-force on how human consciousness may have evolved. From the "phantom pain" experienced by people who have lost their limbs to the uncanny faculty of "blindsight," Humphrey argues that raw sensations are central to all consci...

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