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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Overview 1
1. The Immune System: A Parable 5
2. Voyages into Homeostasis 18
3. Information Content 39
4. What Is a Big Brain Good For? 70
5. A Constellation of Qualities 84
6. The Evolution of Personality 113
7. Concepts as Feature Extraction 134
8. The Brain and Belief 156
9. Energy Flows 177
10. The Origin of Life 207
11. The Prospects for Habitable Worlds 226
12. The Apex of Nature 254
Notes 275
Index 317

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Overview 1
1. The Immune System: A Parable 5
2. Voyages into Homeostasis 18
3. Information Content 39
4. What Is a Big Brain Good For? 70
5. A Constellation of Qualities 84
6. The Evolution of Personality 113
7. Concepts as Feature Extraction 134
8. The Brain and Belief 156
9. Energy Flows 177
10. The Origin of Life 207
11. The Prospects for Habitable Worlds 226
12. The Apex of Nature 254
Notes 275
Index 317

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