A Mind So Rare: The Evolution of Human Consciousness

by Merlin Donald

Presenting the cultural and neuronal forces that power our distinctively human modes of awareness, the author proposes that the human mind is a hybrid product of interweaving a super-complex form of matter (the brain) with an invisible symbolic web (culture) to form a cognitive network.

Genres: Psychology, Science, Nonfiction, Evolution, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Anthropology

Hardcover

First published June 29, 2001

Reviews

[Dylan Krider]

I've read a lot of books on consciousness and this is by far the best. It does a good job of building a more and mire sophisticated model the same way the brain probably evolved.

[Ejaz Ahmed]

A Mind So Rare: The Evolution of Human Consciousness

[Miriam]

Some intriguing ideas about the various layers of consciousness. I don't know enough about other species to judge the accuracy of his comparisons with them.

[Stephie Williams]

A real dissapointment. When could read better elsewhere.

[Liedzeit Liedzeit]

Bought this in the best bookshop of Australia - in Canberra. A great book.