How the Mind Works

In this book, Pulitzer Prize-winning evolutionary psychologist, cognitive scientist and popular science writer Steven Pinker reveals how our minds evolved, how we understand the world and produce thoughts, based on the latest findings of modern neuroscience. What makes us rational? What are the underlying reasons why we are angry, passionate, happy or sad? How did consciousness arise? In his book, where he examines the answers to all these questions, Pinker investigates the common point of all human activities, from science to music, sexuality, language, art and religion, in the light of evolutionary biology, and reaches very interesting conclusions. Pinker, who advocates the theory of neural networks, which is the approach of contemporary neuroscience and neurophilosophers such as Churchland, regarding the functioning of the mind and understanding the world, accepts that language is innate, but differs from Noam Chomsky and others due to his evolutionary approach.

“An exemplary scientific work: wise, witty and understandable.”

-New York Review of Books-

“Unquestionably brilliant.”

-Newsday-

“Very fun … bright and provocative.”

-Wall Street Journal-

“A wonderful scientific work that is as popular as it is popular.”

-New York Times Book Review-

“After this book you will change the way you think… you will find brand new approaches.”

-New York Times-

“Pinker provides outstanding examples of evolutionary insight by revealing basic, self-evident truths.”

-The Economist-

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Cover Design: Füsun Turcan Elmasoğlu

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

First Print Year: 2017

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Number of Pages: 712

Size: 13.5 x 19.5

Media Type: Paperback