Mind Design: The Adaptive Organization of Human Nature, Minds, and Behavior

by Kenneth A. Koenigshofer

This newly revised edition of Mind Design: The Adaptive Organization of Human Nature, Minds, and Behavior, originally published by Pearson Educational Solutions in 2011, deals with the “big questions” in psychology and philosophy from an evolutionary neuroscience perspective. Written by Ken Koenigshofer, PhD, this highly readable volume provides a provocative look at the evolutionary origins and neurophysiological underpinnings of mind—including free will, the self, biological origins of the duality of human moral nature, human mate value and mate selection, the sensory/perceptual systems as adaptive virtual reality machines, the evolution of general intelligence, and the emotions, thought, and consciousness as evolved psychological adaptations. For the general reader interested in the evolutionary origins of the mind and brain. This volume also serves well as a supplementary textbook for courses in psychology and the philosophy of mind.

790 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 13, 2011

Reviews

[Michael Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lucid argument for recognition of the nature of relational (abstract) structures in their adaptive roles, highlighting their efficiency in the genetic evolution in humans.