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Hardback
Number of Pages
280
Age Group
All
Language
English
Book Summary
What If Consciousness Evolved Not Simply To Think, But To Cooperate? From The First Cells That Learned To Share Energy To Human Societies That Share Meaning, Life Became More Complex Because Organisms Learned To Work Together. In This Provocative Book, Ramanan Laxminarayan Argues That Consciousness Emerged As One Of Evolutions Solutions To The Challenge Of Sustaining Cooperation. Our Brains, Emotions And Neurochemistry Evolved To Build Trust, Repair Conflict And Maintain The Relationships On Which Survival Depended. This Perspective Reframes Some Of Humanitys Oldest Questions. Empathy And Compassion Become More Than Moral Virtues; They Are Among Evolutions Greatest Innovations. Meditation Is More Than A Spiritual Practice; It Is A Way Of Restoring The Balance That Keeps Cooperation Alive. As Ai Increasingly Mediates How We Learn, Communicate And Relate To One Another, The Greatest Danger May Not Be That Machines Will Outthink Us, But That They Will Weaken The Human Bonds That Sustain Consciousness. Drawing On Evolutionary Biology, Neuroscience And Contemplative Traditions, Bacteria To Buddha Offers A New Account Of How Cooperation Shaped Consciousness And How It Makes Us Human.
Product Details
Author
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Publisher
John Murray
Number of Pages
280
Language
English
SKU
BK0545583
ISBN
9789357315203
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
20 x 13 x 3 cm
Binding
Hardback
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