{"product_id":"cognitive-adaptation-9780521517911","title":"Cognitive Adaptation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jay Schulkin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cognitive Psychology \u0026amp; Cognition\u003c\/p\u003e\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":"Hardcover","offer_id":47586386149527,"sku":"9780521517911","price":12529.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780521517911.webp?v=1774963924","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cognitive-adaptation-9780521517911","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}