Do we see the world as it truly is? In The Case Against Reality, pioneering cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman says no? we see what we need in order to survive. Our visual perceptions are not a window onto reality, Hoffman shows us, but instead are interfaces constructed by natural selection. The objects we see around us are not unlike the file icons on our computer desktops: while shaped like a small folder on our screens, the files themselves are made of a series of ones and zeros - too complex for most of us to understand. In a similar way, Hoffman argues, evolution has shaped our pe The Case Against Reality - Donald D. Hoffman od authora Donald D. Hoffman a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Donald D. Hoffman |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
272 |
Rok vydání |
2020 |
Nakladatelství |
Penguin Books |