Kluge : the haphazard evolution of the human mind
Marcus, Gary F. (Gary Fred)2009
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A 'kluge' is an engineering term for a makeshift solution, an inelegant construction that somehow works. This is Gary Marcus's analogy for the way the human mind has evolved, and he shows how imperfect and ill-adapted our brains really are.
Main title:
Kluge : the haphazard evolution of the human mind / Gary Marcus.
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Imprint:
London : Faber, 2009.
Collation:
211 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin; London: Faber, 2008.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780571236527 (pbk)
Dewey class:
153
Language:
English
BRN:
1321275
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