The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul : learning and the origins of consciousness
Ginsburg, Simona
The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul : learning and the origins of consciousness - USA MIT PRESS 2019 - 646p.
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262039307/the-evolution-of-the-sensitive-soul/
What marked the evolutionary transition from organisms that lacked consciousness to those with consciousness—to minimal subjective experiencing, or, as Aristotle described it, “the sensitive soul”? In this book, Simona Ginsburg and Eva Jablonka propose a new theory about the origin of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in the transition to basic consciousness. Using a methodology similar to that used by scientists when they identified the transition from non-life to life, Ginsburg and Jablonka suggest a set of criteria, identify a marker for the transition to minimal consciousness, and explore the far-reaching biological, psychological, and philosophical implications.
9780262039307
Consciousness
Evolution (Biology)
Evolution
153 / GIN
The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul : learning and the origins of consciousness - USA MIT PRESS 2019 - 646p.
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262039307/the-evolution-of-the-sensitive-soul/
What marked the evolutionary transition from organisms that lacked consciousness to those with consciousness—to minimal subjective experiencing, or, as Aristotle described it, “the sensitive soul”? In this book, Simona Ginsburg and Eva Jablonka propose a new theory about the origin of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in the transition to basic consciousness. Using a methodology similar to that used by scientists when they identified the transition from non-life to life, Ginsburg and Jablonka suggest a set of criteria, identify a marker for the transition to minimal consciousness, and explore the far-reaching biological, psychological, and philosophical implications.
9780262039307
Consciousness
Evolution (Biology)
Evolution
153 / GIN