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.
大部分学科在达尔文提出演化论之后都受其影响,演化思想如同万能酸,影响了除数理化之外的所有科学,进化经济学、进化心理学、进化社会学、进化医学。 基因一代代复制下来,我们则是基因的载体、他们暂时居住的生存机器。基因关注他们能否复制,而不关注对载体最优的结果,我们...
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評分 評分好多年前,开复的「Follow your heart」是句很迷人的话,在年轻人心中种下了一颗种子,在很多场合都会有人以「追随你的直觉」、「做你想做的」进行友好的忠告。后来开复的这些言论受到了持续的质疑,觉得这些言论在逻辑上如此漏洞百出。客观地讲,开复是个非常优秀的人,在行业...
評分anti-evolutionary-psychology perspective
评分anti-evolutionary-psychology perspective
评分anti-evolutionary-psychology perspective
评分Provoking on the first half
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