How the mind works / (Record no. 3728)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250109032655.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0393045358 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | CvSU-CCAT Campus Library. |
| Language of cataloging | English. |
| Transcribing agency | CvSU-CCAT Campus Library. |
| Description conventions | rda. |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | CIR QP360.5 |
| Item number | P56 1997 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pinker, Steven, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1954- |
| 9 (RLIN) | 13830 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | How the mind works / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Steven Pinker. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | W.W. Norton, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | ©1997 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 660 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 589-625) and index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Standard equipment -- Thinking machines -- Revenge of the nerds -- The mind's eye -- Good ideas -- Hotheads -- Family values -- The meaning of life |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | In this book a cognitive scientist explains how the brain evolved to store and use information, allowing our ancestors to control their environment, and why we think and act as we do. He explains what the mind is, how it evolved, and how it allows us to see, think, feel, laugh, interact, enjoy the arts, and ponder the mysteries of life. This work explains many of the imponderables of everyday life. Why does a face look more attractive with makeup? How do "Magic-Eye" 3-D stereograms work? Why do we feel that a run of heads makes the coin more likely to land tails? Why is the thought of eating worms disgusting? Why do men challenge each other to duels and murder their ex-wives? Why are children bratty? Why do fools fall in love? Why are we soothed by paintings and music? And why do puzzles like the self, free will, and consciousness leave us dizzy? The arguments in the book are as bold as its title. The author rehabilitates unfashionable ideas, such as that the mind is a computer, and that human nature was shaped by natural selection. And he challenges fashionable ones, such as that passionate emotions are irrational, that parents socialize their children, that creativity springs from the unconscious, that nature is good and modern society corrupting, and that art and religion are expressions of our higher spiritual yearnings. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | In English text. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Cognitive neuroscience |
| 9 (RLIN) | 13831 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Neuropsychology |
| 9 (RLIN) | 13832 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Natural selection |
| 9 (RLIN) | 13833 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Human evolution |
| 9 (RLIN) | 13834 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Psychology |
| 9 (RLIN) | 994 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Evolution (Biology) |
| 9 (RLIN) | 13835 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Classification part | QP360.5 |
| Item part | P56 1997 |
| Call number prefix | CIR |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Coded location qualifier | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Book | Cavite State University - CCAT Campus | Cavite State University - CCAT Campus | GCS | 01/09/2025 | GCS | CIR QP360.5 P56 1997 | R0009666 | 10/15/2025 | 1 | 01/09/2025 | Book |