Man, Beast, and Zombie: What Science Can and Cannot Tell Us about Human Nature

Malik, Kenan

ISBN 10: 0813531225 / ISBN 13: 9780813531229

Published by Rutgers Univ Pr, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Man, Beast, and Zombie: What Science Can and Cannot Tell Us about Human Nature
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813531225
• ISBN 13: 9780813531229
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 34 ounces

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Synopsis

Are humans unique? Can animals think as we do? Will machines ever be conscious? What is free will? For centuries, attempts to answer these questions have been the stuff of theological and philosophical dispute, as well as bar-room debate. Now scientists claim they can solve these riddles of human existence, once and for all. Man, Beast and Zombie is a thrillingly original and accessible book. Huge in its reach and powerful in its grasp, it draws on cutting-edge sciences such as evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology and Artificial Intelligence to assess what, precisely, they can and cannot explain about human nature. Kenan Malik explains the histories of these sciences and the philosophies that underpin them and analyses the complex relationship between human beings, animals and machines to explore what really makes us human.

About the Author

Kenan Malik was a research psychologist at the Centre for Research into Perception and Cognition at Sussex University. The author of The Meaning of Race, he is now a writer and lecturer.