Evolution of the Brain: Creation of the Self

Joseph A. Daraio

Eccles calls himself a Darwinian, but actually he's a Wallacean — and there's a difference, a big difference between the two views. As Eccles explains, "Wallace felt that human intelligence could only be explained by the direct intervention of Cosmic intelligence." This was a notion Darwin couldn't stomach. ....[O]verall: an interesting book...but one that leaves the reader with a choice: since there are no arguments to speak of, do I bother to consider whether the views advocated herein can be established, or at least defended?
— Psyche

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Scientist and Nobel Prize winner Eccles tells the story of how we came to be what we are, not only as animals at the end of the hominid evolutionary line, but also as human beings possessed of reflective consciousness. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR booknews.com

Selmer Bringsjord & Joseph A. Daraio

Eccles calls himself a Darwinian, but actually he's a Wallacean — and there's a difference, a big difference between the two views. As Eccles explains, "Wallace felt that human intelligence could only be explained by the direct intervention of Cosmic intelligence." This was a notion Darwin couldn't stomach. ....[O]verall: an interesting book...but one that leaves the reader with a choice: since there are no arguments to speak of, do I bother to consider whether the views advocated herein can be established, or at least defended?
— Psyche