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基本説明
The focus of the book is the idea that 'the inner eye', consciousness of the self, is the key to understanding the evolution of intelligence and its relation to social life.
Full Description
Where does consciousness come from? What is it? Where is it taking us?
In 1971 Nicholas Humphrey spent three months at Dian Fossey's gorilla research centre in Rwanda. It was there, among the mountain gorillas that he began to focus on the philosphical and scientific puzzle that has fascinated him ever since: the problem of how a human being or animal can know what it is like to be itself. The Inner Eye describes where these original speculations led: to Humphrey's now celebrated theories of the 'social function of intellect' and of human beings as natural born 'mind-readers'. Easy to read, adorned with Mel Calman's brilliant illustrations, passionately argued, yet never less than scientifically profound, this book remains the best introduction to new thinking about 'theory of mind' and its implication for human social life.
Contents
Introduction ; 1. Behind Appearances ; 2. Natural Psychologists ; 3. The Ghost in the Machine ; 4. The Inner Eye ; 5. Is There Anybody There? ; 6. Sentimental Education ; 7. A Book at Bedtime? ; 8. Other People's Dreams ; 9. Where are We Going? ; 10. Epilogue
