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The robot's rebellion : finding meaning in the age of Darwin /
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 (g...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
©2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 survival mechanisms for our own genes, sophisticated robots in service of huge colonies of replicators to whom concepts of rationality, intelligence. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 358 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-344) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780226771199 0226771199 1282932926 9781282932920 9786612932922 6612932929 |