Man, Beast and Zombie by Kenan Malik

Man, Beast and Zombie by Kenan Malik

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Drawing on cutting-edge sciences - genetics, psychology and neurosciences - to assess precisely what they can and cannot explain, Malik analyses the complex relationship between humans, animals and machines, tests the claims of selfish gene hypothesis and investigates the new science of cognitive psychology to discover what goes on in our heads.

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Man, Beast and Zombie by Kenan Malik

Can animals think as we do? Will machines ever be conscious? What is free will? For centuries, philosophy and theology have attempted to answer these questions, but now science claims it can. This book asseses what cutting-edge sciences can and cannot explain about human nature.
Kenan Malik trained as a neurobiologist and was a research psychologist at the Centre for Research into Perception and Cognition at Sussex University. He is now a writer and lecturer. His work has appeared in the Guardian, Independentand the Financial Times. He is the author of the acclaimed study of racism, history and science, The Meaning of Race.
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ISBN 13 9780297643050
ISBN 10 0297643053
Title Man, Beast and Zombie
Author Kenan Malik
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2000-10-12
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.