Kluge

Name: Kluge
Brand: Faber & Faber
SKU: 9780571236527
Price: 2350 KES
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ISBN: 9780571236527

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by Gary Marcus

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0571236529

ISBN-13 9780571236527

Edition Main

Publisher Faber & Faber

Imprint Faber & Faber

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Mar 5th, 2009

Print length 224 Pages

Weight 182 grams

Dimensions 19.50 x 12.70 x 1.50 cms

Product Classification: Human biology

KSh 2,350.00

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A 'kluge' is an engineering term for a makeshift solution, an inelegant construction that somehow works. This is Gary Marcus's analogy for the way the human mind has evolved. Arguing against a whole tradition that praises our human minds as the most perfect result of evolution, Marcus shows how imperfect and ill-adapted our brains really are.

A ''kluge'' is an engineering term for a makeshift solution, an inelegant construction that somehow works. This is Gary Marcus''s analogy for the way the human mind has evolved. Arguing against a whole tradition that praises our human minds as the most perfect result of evolution, Marcus shows how imperfect and ill-adapted our brains really are. They have had to adapt from the environment of our early hominid origins to a complex world in which our penchant for short-term satisfactions is literally fatal. We are prone to rages, addictions and other habits that limit our capacity for rational action in every sphere, from food to politics. A breathtaking, witty and revolutionary book.

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