{"product_id":"9780631188872","title":"Thought in a Hostile World The Evolution of Human Cognition","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThought in a Hostile World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Evolution of Human Cognition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKim Sterelny\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2004 LAKATOS AWARD!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThought in a Hostile World\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of the evolution of cognition, especially human cognition, by one of today's foremost philosophers of biology and of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeaturesan exploration of the evolution of human cognition.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by one of today’s foremost philosophers of mind and language.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a set of analytic tools for thinking about cognition and its evolution.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a critique of nativist, modular versions of evolutionary psychology, rejecting the example of language as a model for thinking about human cognitive capacities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplies to the areas of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and evolutionary psychology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eKim Sterelny\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington and at the Research School of Social Science at the Australian National University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Representational Theory of Mind \u003c\/i\u003e(Blackwell, 1990) and the co-author, with Michael Devitt, of \u003ci\u003eLanguage and Reality \u003c\/i\u003e(second edition, 1999) and, with Paul Griffiths, \u003ci\u003eSex and Death: An Introduction to Philosophy of Biology \u003c\/i\u003e(1999).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 September 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631188872\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312861606028,"sku":"9780631188872","price":54.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631188872_707a4f1d-a0b8-465d-9e39-89c51d8c3610.jpg?v=1780158177","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631188872","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}