How Long to Read Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge

How Long Does it Take to Read Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 54 minutes to read Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge by Henry Plotkin

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Learn and survive. Behind this simple equation lies a revolution in the study of knowledge, which has left the halls of philosophy for the labs of science. This book offers a cogent account of what such a move does to our understanding of the nature of learning, rationality, and intelligence. Bringing together evolutionary biology, psychology, and philosophy, Henry Plotkin presents a new science of knowledge, one that traces an unbreakable link between instinct and our ability to know. Contrary to the modern liberal idea that knowledge is something derived from experience, this science shows us that what we know is what our nature allows us to know, what our instincts tell us we must know. Since our ability to know our world depends primarily on what we call intelligence, intelligence must be understood as an extension of instinct. Drawing on contemporary evolutionary theory, especially notions of hierarchical structure and universal Darwinism, Plotkin tells us that the capacity for knowledge, which is what makes us human, is deeply rooted in our biology and, in a special sense, is shared by all living things. This leads to a discussion of animal and human intelligence as well as an appraisal of what an instinct-based capacity for knowledge might mean to our understanding of language, reasoning, emotion, and culture. The result is nothing less than a three-dimensional theory of our nature, in which all knowledge is adaptation and all adaptation is a specific form of knowledge.

How long is Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge?

Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge by Henry Plotkin is 292 pages long, and a total of 73,584 words.

This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 90% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 42 minutes to read Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge aloud.

What Reading Level is Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge?

Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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