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A Simplified Title for the Product Focused on the Key Phrase: The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes
Pioneering cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman's 'The Case Against Reality' has been SHORTLISTED FOR THE PHYSICS WORLD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019. Steven Pinker has described Hoffman as 'one of the deepest and most original thinkers of his generation of cognitive scientists', and that his 'startling argument has implications for philosophy, science, and how we understand the world around us'. Barbara Kiser of Nature has noted that the book poses the intriguing question: 'Is reality virtual?'
In this groundbreaking work, Hoffman argues that the way we perceive the world is not an accurate representation of reality. He contends that our visual perceptions are not windows onto the true nature of the world, but rather interfaces constructed by natural selection to aid in our survival. Drawing on his own influential research over the past three decades, as well as insights from evolutionary biology, game theory, neuroscience, and philosophy, Hoffman makes a compelling case that the objects we see around us are not unlike the file icons on a computer desktop - simplified representations of a more complex underlying reality.
Just as the files themselves are composed of a series of ones and zeros, Hoffman suggests that the world we experience is in fact a kind of 'virtual reality', shaped by the evolutionary imperatives that have honed our senses. These perceptual illusions, while essential for navigating the world, can now be manipulated by the tools of advertising and design, further obscuring our access to the true nature of reality.
Hoffman's argument challenges our most fundamental assumptions about the relationship between perception and the world. If our senses do not provide a direct window onto reality, but rather a set of simplified interfaces, then the implications for philosophy, science, and our understanding of the universe are profound. The Case Against Reality invites us to question the very foundations of our reality, and to consider the possibility that the world we think we know is, in fact, a virtual construct shaped by the process of evolution.
In the tradition of groundbreaking works like The Selfish Gene and Gödel, Escher, Bach, Hoffman's book offers a breathtaking and original perspective on the nature of existence. Whether one ultimately finds his argument convincing or not, The Case Against Reality is a must-read for anyone interested in the deepest questions of human experience and the universe we inhabit.
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| Attribute | Value | ||||
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| publisher | Penguin (August 20, 2020) | ||||
| language | English | ||||
| paperback | 250 pages | ||||
| isbn_10 | 0141983418 | ||||
| isbn_13 | 978-0141983417 | ||||
| item_weight | 2.31 pounds | ||||
| dimensions | 5.08 x 0.63 x 7.8 inches | ||||
| best_sellers_rank | #23,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #35 in Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology #57 in Medical Cognitive Psychology #109 in Cognitive Psychology (Books) | ||||
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