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A new theory about the origins of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness.

The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul

Learning and the Origins of Consciousness

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    640 pages

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    12 March 2019

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A new theory about the origins of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness.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 …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262039307
ISBN-10:0262039303
Author:Simona Ginsburg, Eva Jablonka
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:640
Release Date:12 March 2019
Weight:1.04kg
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 40mm
Series:The MIT Press
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The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul is a landmark attempt to make progress on the problem of animal consciousness…. The word “ambitious” does not do it justice… The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul is a book to capture the imagination of anyone with an interest in animal consciousness, whatever their disciplinary background. Neuroscientists, cognitive scientists, evolutionary biologists, comparative psychologists, and historians and philosophers of biology will learn a great deal from it.

—ACTA BIOTHEORETICA

About The Author

Simona Ginsburg

Simona Ginsburg is Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Sciences, retired from the Open University of Israel.Eva Jablonka is Professor at Tel-Aviv University. She is the coauthor of Evolution in Four Dimensions- Genetic, Epigenetic, Behavioral, and Symbolic Variation in the History of Life and the coeditor of Transformations of Lamarckism- From Subtle Fluids to Molecular Biology, both published by the MIT Press.

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