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2. The Acquisition of Knowledge

  • Jean-Pierre Changeux
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The Physiology of Truth
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© 2022 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2022 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. Thinking Matter 7
  5. 2. The Acquisition of Knowledge 39
  6. 3. States of Consciousness 71
  7. 4. Knowledge and Social Life 111
  8. 5. From Genes to Brain 152
  9. 6. Neuronal Epigenesis and Cultural Evolution 184
  10. 7. Scientific Research and the Search for Truth 211
  11. 8. The Humanity of Science 236
  12. Conclusion 258
  13. Notes 267
  14. Illustration Credits 305
  15. Acknowledgments 311
  16. Index 313
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674029415-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. Thinking Matter 7
  5. 2. The Acquisition of Knowledge 39
  6. 3. States of Consciousness 71
  7. 4. Knowledge and Social Life 111
  8. 5. From Genes to Brain 152
  9. 6. Neuronal Epigenesis and Cultural Evolution 184
  10. 7. Scientific Research and the Search for Truth 211
  11. 8. The Humanity of Science 236
  12. Conclusion 258
  13. Notes 267
  14. Illustration Credits 305
  15. Acknowledgments 311
  16. Index 313
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