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　　“A model of scientific writing: erudite, witty, and

clear.” —New York Review of Books The Pulitzer

Prize finalist and national bestseller How the Mind Works

is a fascinating, provocative work exploring the mysteries of human

thought and behavior. How do we see in three dimensions? How do we

remember names and faces? How is it, indeed, that we ponder the

nature of our own consciousness? Why do we fall in love? In this

bold, extraordinary book, Pinker synthesizes the best of cognitive

science and evolutionary biology to explain what the mind is, how

it has evolved, and, ultimately, how it works. This edition

includes a new afterword that explores the impact of the book and

its relevance today.

Standard equipment;

thinking machines;

revenge of the nerds;

the mind's eye;

good ideas;

hotheads;

family values;

the meaning of life.

　　Steven Pinker is Harvard College Professor

and Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at

Harvard University.

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只是在过去几年，达尔文的挑战才找到了衣钵传人，这种新的思路方法被人类学家约翰·托比（John Tooby）和心理学家莉达·考斯迈德斯（Leda Cosmides）冠名以“进化心理学”（evolutionary psychology）。进化心理学综合了两次科学革命。一次是20世纪五六十年代的认知革命，它以信息和计算解释了思维和情绪的机制。另一次是20世纪六七十年代进化生物学革命，它用复制器之间的选择解释了生命体的复杂适应性设计

这种专门意义上“模块”的定义由杰瑞·福多尔提出后，引发了许多认知科学家的激辩。

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因此心智模块的比喻有些笨拙，一个更好的隐喻是诺姆·乔姆斯基（Noam Chomsky）的“心智器官”。

一些脑损伤的病人叫不出自然物体的名称，却能叫出人工制品，或者情况相反，这说明人工制品和自然种类在脑中有可能以不同的方式储存。

一本关于动物情感生活的书中抱怨道，根据生物学家的说法，如果他只是帮助亲戚或交换各自所好，这两者其实都是服务于一方基因的利益，那就根本不是真正的利他，而是某种伪善。这也是在混淆概念。正如蓝图并不一定是标出蓝色的建筑图纸，自私的基因也不一定是指自私的生物有机体。正如我们将看到的那样，有时基因所做的最自私的事情就是构建了一个不自私的大脑。

如果人们连表达的愿望和需求只是一种可以被抹灭的刻痕，或是经由一种可被重新塑造的洗脑过程而得，那么任何的凶残暴行都可以为自己找到合理的借口。因此，那些诸如迈克尔·福柯（Michael Foucault）和一些学院派女性主义者所提倡的、时髦的“解放式”意识形态令人啼笑皆非。他们援引社会适应性的“内化权威”“错误意识”或是“不真实偏好”来解释这样一个令人费解的事实：人们喜欢那些据称是用来压迫他们的东西。对人性存在持否定的态度，就和对其施以过多的强调一样，都可以被扭曲成为替暴行开脱的思想基础。

就像保守主义者总是以此斥责自由主义者那样：他们描绘出一个收益，但却对成本要素忽略不计。

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　　Undeniably brilliant. (Newsday )

　　Big, brash, and a lot of fun. (Time )

　　Hugely entertaining . . . always sparkling and provoking.

(Wall Street Journal )

　　Witty popular science that you enjoy reading for the writing as

well as for the science. (New York Times Book Review )

书籍介绍

“A model of scientific writing: erudite, witty, and clear.” — New York Review of Books The Pulitzer Prize finalist and national bestseller How the Mind Works is a fascinating, provocative work exploring the mysteries of human thought and behavior. How do we see in three dimensions? How do we remember names and faces? How is it, indeed, that we ponder the nature of our own consciousness? Why do we fall in love? In this bold, extraordinary book, Pinker synthesizes the best of cognitive science and evolutionary biology to explain what the mind is, how it has evolved, and, ultimately, how it works. This edition includes a new afterword that explores the impact of the book and its relevance today.