Description:The uniquely human factor in finding and using information to produce new knowledge is our exceptional human consciousness. Drawing on Vermeer, Plato, Karl Popper, as well as theories from evolutionary psychology and episodic memory research, the book frames human consciousness, uniquely among all other species, as being fueled by a need for special information that requires us to look beyond the world, creating our belief system, and below the surface of the appearance of the world, creating our scientifically-based knowledge system. The book is geared to the educated general reader, with a mounting storyline ending in an exciting and very specific thesis about what drives humans to seek that special information that enables us to create new knowledge.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Consciousness’ Drive: Information Need and the Search for Meaning. To get started finding The Consciousness’ Drive: Information Need and the Search for Meaning, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The Consciousness’ Drive: Information Need and the Search for Meaning
Description: The uniquely human factor in finding and using information to produce new knowledge is our exceptional human consciousness. Drawing on Vermeer, Plato, Karl Popper, as well as theories from evolutionary psychology and episodic memory research, the book frames human consciousness, uniquely among all other species, as being fueled by a need for special information that requires us to look beyond the world, creating our belief system, and below the surface of the appearance of the world, creating our scientifically-based knowledge system. The book is geared to the educated general reader, with a mounting storyline ending in an exciting and very specific thesis about what drives humans to seek that special information that enables us to create new knowledge.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Consciousness’ Drive: Information Need and the Search for Meaning. To get started finding The Consciousness’ Drive: Information Need and the Search for Meaning, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.