The Robot's Rebellion: Finding Meaning in the Age of Darwin

by Keith E. Stanovich

Book Overview

The idea that we might be robots is no longer the stuff of science fiction; decades of research in evolutionary biology and cognitive science have led many esteemed scientists to the conclusion that, according to the precepts of universal Darwinism, humans are merely the hosts for two replicators (genes and memes) that have no interest in us except as conduits for replication. Richard Dawkins, for example, jolted us into realizing that we are just...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226771253
• ISBN13: 9780226771250
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"