Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
"Approaching living organisms as purposeful systems that behave in order to control their perceptions of the external environment provides a new perspective for understanding what, how, and why living beings, including humans, do what they do. Cziko examines in particular perceptual control theory, which has its roots in Bernard's work on the self-regulating nature of living organisms and in the work of engineers who developed the field of cybernetics during and after World War II.
He also shows how our evolutionary past together with Darwinian processes currently occurring within our bodies, such as the evolution of new brain connections, provides insights into the immediate and ultimate causes of behavior.".
"Cziko shows how the lessons of Bernard and Darwin, updated with the best of current scientific knowledge, can provide solutions to certain long-standing theoretical and practical problems in behavioral science and enable us to develop new methods and topics for research."--BOOK JACKET.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Social psychology, Behavior evolution, Sociobiology, Social Darwinism, Evolution, Gedragswetenschappen, Psychologie sociale, Sozialdarwinismus, Sociobiologia, Sociobiologie, Comportamento, Darwinisme social, Verhalten, Gedrag, Omgeving, Soziobiologie, Evolutie, Biologische aspecten, Evolution du comportement, SozialpsychologieShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
The Things We Do: Using the Lessons of Bernard and Darwin to Understand the What, How, and Why of Our Behavior
May 15, 2000, The MIT Press
Hardcover
in English
0262032775 9780262032773
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
Things We Do: Using the Lessons of Bernard and Darwin to Understand the What, How, and Why of Our Behavior
2000, MIT Press
in English
0585446806 9780585446806
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
First Sentence
"As we enter the third millennium, we can look back at a century of unprecedented scientific and technological progress."
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?July 11, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
July 31, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
July 6, 2018 | Edited by ImportBot | import new book |
January 26, 2018 | Edited by ImportBot | import new book |
December 10, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |