Submitted by lmeans on Apr. 15, 2019
"What marked the evolutionary transition from organisms that lacked consciousness to those with consciousness--to minimal subjective experiencing, or, as Aristotle described it, "the sensitive soul"? In this book, Simona Ginsburg and Eva Jablonka propose a new theory about the origin of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in the transition to basic consciousness. Using a methodology similar to that used by scientists when they identified the transition from non-life to life, Ginsburg and Jablonka suggest a set of criteria, identify a marker for the transition to minimal consciousness, and explore the far-reaching biological, psychological, and philosophical implications." --Dust jacket.
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BF311 .G5325 2019
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https://ucmerced.worldcat.org/title/evolution-of-the-sensitive-soul-learning-and-the-origins-of-consciousness/oclc/1050141332&referer=brief_results
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