Keith E. Stanovich is Emeritus Professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the University of Toronto and former Canada Research Chair of Applied Cognitive Science. He is the author of over 200 scientific articles and seven books. He received his BA degree in psychology from Ohio State University in 1973 and his PhD in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1977.
The idea that we might be robots is no longer the stuff of science fiction; decades of research in evolutionary biology and cognitive science have led many esteemed thinkers and scientists to the conclusion that, following the precepts of universal Darwinism, humans are merely the hosts for two replicators (genes and memes) that have no interest in us except as conduits for replication. Accepting and now forcefully responding to this disturbing idea that precludes the possibilities of morality or free will, among other things, Keith Stanovich here provides the tools for the "robot's rebellion," a program of cognitive reform necessary to advance human interests over the limited interest of the replicators. He shows how concepts of rational thinking from cognitive science interact with the logic of evolution to create opportunities for humans to structure their behavior to serve their own ends. These evaluative activities of the brain, he argues, fulfill the need that we have to ascribe significance to human life. Only by recognizing ourselves as robots, argues Stanovich, can we begin to construct a concept of self based on what is truly singular about humans: that they gain control of their lives in a way unique among life forms on Earth - through rational self-determination.
發表於2024-05-23
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這是一本科普著作,不是科幻小說。 這裏的“機器人”其實就是指人類,作者把人類看作“基因的機器”,把生物學的機製,看作是一種機械的、固化的規則,而人就是被這種規則控製的機器。某種程度上,這本著作,可以看作是道金斯的《自私的基因》的後繼篇章。 這本書讀得比較彆扭...
評分好多年前,開復的「Follow your heart」是句很迷人的話,在年輕人心中種下瞭一顆種子,在很多場閤都會有人以「追隨你的直覺」、「做你想做的」進行友好的忠告。後來開復的這些言論受到瞭持續的質疑,覺得這些言論在邏輯上如此漏洞百齣。客觀地講,開復是個非常優秀的人,在行業...
評分書剛看完一遍。在想要不要趕緊做個筆記,讀完這本書太不容易瞭,或者等以後空瞭再翻一遍迴味下,然後再做筆記。不過以我的經驗,後者實現的可能性很小,因為好書真的是源源不斷,好書的筆記都沒做,還會去理會舊書?還是讀完就做筆記最好,當即迴看梳理,不要指望以後。...
評分誠如標題所言,《機器人叛亂》一書因為充斥著大量學術用語、試驗案例以及延伸閱讀,使得如我這樣,毫無進化心理學背景的普通讀者讀得淚流滿麵,所以讀書筆記不打算再次引用闡述,而是從我自己身上的這兩個社會標簽來解讀本書對我的影響。 之前在一次投資主題的分享會上,我說...
評分這本書對我來說非常有啓發性,斯坦諾維奇在這本書中提齣瞭一個完整的主題,正是我平時考慮問題常常涉及但從未形成完整概念的。即使斯坦諾維奇有意犯把基因擬人化的錯誤,我也還打算原諒他,可是他得寸進尺,竟然說基因“are happy for the survival machine to fall apart in w...
圖書標籤: 心理學 進化論 evolution 認知神經科學 心理 進化心理學 認知科學 思維
切入點太奇怪,想找問題真是找什麼都行,有點像另一本講植物生來就是對抗動物,所以吃蔬菜就是吃毒素的書
評分Provoking on the first half
評分切入點太奇怪,想找問題真是找什麼都行,有點像另一本講植物生來就是對抗動物,所以吃蔬菜就是吃毒素的書
評分anti-evolutionary-psychology perspective
評分Provoking on the first half
The Robot's Rebellion 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載