Evolution and the emergent self [electronic resource] : the rise of complexity and behavioral versatility in nature / Raymond L. Neubauer ; illustrations by Xuan Yue.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Neubauer, Raymond L., 1942-
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, c2012.
Subjects:
Human evolution.
Human behavior.
Behavior evolution.
Social evolution.
Animal behavior > Evolution.
Evolution (Biology)
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2011 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2012 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2012 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Evolution and the Emergent Self: The Rise of Complexity and Behavioral Versatility in Nature
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • The immune system: a parable
  • Voyages into homeostasis
  • Information content
  • What is a big brain good for?
  • A constellation of qualities
  • The evolution of personality
  • Concepts as feature extraction
  • The brain and belief
  • Energy flows
  • The origin of life
  • The prospects for habitable worlds
  • The apex of nature.