{"product_id":"cognitive-adaptation","title":"Cognitive Adaptation","description":"\u003cp\u003eCognitive Adaptation: A Pragmatist Perspective argues that there is a fundamental link between cognitive\/neural systems and evolution that underlies human activity. One important result is that the line between nature and culture and scientific and humanistic inquiry is quite permeable - the two are fairly continuous with each other. Two concepts figure importantly in our human ascent: agency and animacy. The first is the recognition of another person as having beliefs, desires, and a sense of experience. The second term is the recognition of an object as alive, a piece of biology. Both reflect a predilection in our cognitive architecture that is fundamental to an evolving, but fragile, sense of humanity. The book further argues for a regulative norm of self-corrective inquiry, an appreciation of the hypothetical nature of all knowledge. Schulkin's perspective is rooted in contemporary behavioral and cognitive neuroscience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46647537434862,"sku":"9780521517911","price":169.32,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780521517911.jpg?v=1750173868","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/cognitive-adaptation","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}