The Evolution of Consciousness: The Origins of the Way We Think

The Evolution of Consciousness will change the way you think about your mind. Ornstein introduces his panoramic history of the mind's evolution by explaining that we are not rational, but adaptive. The mind, like our bodie, evolved to help us survive - avoid danger, procure food, and perpetuate the species - not to reason why. Our mind still contains within itself not two hemispheres, but a phalanx of adaptations to circumstances. Passionate, entertaining, and provocative, The Evolution of Consciousness is nothing less than a fundamental challenge to our assumptions about the human mind and how it works.