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A mind so rare : the evolution of human consciousness / Merlin Donald

by Merlin Donald

This study explores human consciousness as a hybrid of biological brain matter and cultural symbolic webs. It examines how these distributed cognitive networks allow humans to transcend mammalian limitations and considers potential adaptations to future technology.

Accession 19843 ISBN 0393049507 Publisher W. W. Norton & Co.
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