Synthesizes modern science on the origin and complexity of life for a cohesive narrative
Explores the emergence of self-awareness and human-like traits across species for broader implications
Connects evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and cosmology to provide a multidisciplinary perspective
Uses case studies of high brain-body ratio species to illustrate complex adaptive behaviors
Argues that human culture is an analogue of fundamental mechanisms used by all organisms
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Evolution and the Emergent Self is an eloquent and evocative new synthesis that explores how the human species emerged from the cosmic dust. Lucidly presenting ideas about the rise of complexity in our genetic, neuronal, ecological, and ultimately cosmological settings, the author takes readers on a provocative tour of modern science's qu
