Contents

Chapters in this book

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