Overview

In The Insect-Populated Mind, author David Spooner proposes a close connection between aspects of insect evolution and the human intellect. By examining seemingly disparate subjects, such as entomology, language, theory, genetics, astronomy, literature, and music, Spooner proves that synthesis is indeed possible. Once this fusion is achieved, the human species can be seen as connected not just to the great apes, but also via consciousness to metamorphic insects. While considering Richard Dawkins' and Susan Blackmore's expositions of memes, Spooner suggests that the concept of memes remains a peripheral understanding of religion and the arts. The book also presents arguments on the roots and nature of the mind in the work of Daniel Dennett and Steven Pinker.

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Author:   David Spooner
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   Hamilton Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780761831754

ISBN 10:   0761831754
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   22 August 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Part I: Ape, Insect, and Human; The Cosmic Cultural Faculty in Relation to the Meme Machine; Shakespeare and the Nature of Verbal and Musical Language; Schopenhauer, Music and the The Order of Things; From Apuleius to A.R. Wallace: Evolutionary Theo Chapter 3 Part II: From the Big Bang to Life on Earth; Insects and the Mind: The Poetry of Damaso Alonso; A.R. Wallace's Swallowtails: Mimicry and Evolution; Of Cells and Mutation; Ancient and Medieval Cosmology; The Spread of the Fourfold Constant into Ninet Chapter 4 Appendix Chapter 5 Bibliography Chapter 6 Index

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David Spooner is an Entomological Consultant and independent scholar. Dr. Spooner received his Ph.D. from Bristol University, England. Read more about David Spooner at his website www.davidspooner.freeservers.com..

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