Keith E. Stanovich is Emeritus Professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the University of Toronto and former Canada Research Chair of Applied Cognitive Science. He is the author of over 200 scientific articles and seven books. He received his BA degree in psychology from Ohio State University in 1973 and his PhD in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1977.
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 thinkers and scientists to the conclusion that, following 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. Accepting and now forcefully responding to this disturbing idea that precludes the possibilities of morality or free will, among other things, Keith Stanovich here provides the tools for the "robot's rebellion," a program of cognitive reform necessary to advance human interests over the limited interest of the replicators. He shows how concepts of rational thinking from cognitive science interact with the logic of evolution to create opportunities for humans to structure their behavior to serve their own ends. These evaluative activities of the brain, he argues, fulfill the need that we have to ascribe significance to human life. Only by recognizing ourselves as robots, argues Stanovich, can we begin to construct a concept of self based on what is truly singular about humans: that they gain control of their lives in a way unique among life forms on Earth - through rational self-determination.
意义并不格外高尚,并非来自高出处;它从下面渗透进来,从最初盲目无意义的算法式过程的发展中逐渐获得了意义和智能。 ——《达尔文的危险观念》 天地不仁,以万物为刍狗。人类偏安于宇宙的一隅,却妄图赋予万物以意义。 斯坦诺维奇说,他脑海中一个反乌托邦式的科学唯物主义场...
评分 评分 评分 评分Provoking on the first half
评分切入点太奇怪,想找问题真是找什么都行,有点像另一本讲植物生来就是对抗动物,所以吃蔬菜就是吃毒素的书
评分anti-evolutionary-psychology perspective
评分Provoking on the first half
评分anti-evolutionary-psychology perspective
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