Aping Mankind : Neuromania, Darwinitis and the Mistrepresentation of Humanity
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ictus recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago
Some people call neurscience the new phrenology.
Raymond Tallis is one of them, and his new book offers a scathing, sneering, somewhat humorous* critique of so-called neurojunk and the pervasive influence of Universal Darwinism.
* he calls Patricia S. Churchland the "Queen of Neuromania" and Daniel C. Dennett a "neuroscience groupie"
ictus commented 1 year, 8 months ago
Read more here: chronicle.com/article/Raymond-Tallis-Takes-Out-the/129279/