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Summary

This book explores a new approach to understanding the evolution of mind and consciousness by examining the perceptual abilities of animals and the way they experience their world. It offers a science-based, bottom-up approach to our own conscious worldview by seeing it through the eyes of others. Human ecologist John Schooneveldt emphasizes the role of context in evolution and the way animals internalize and engage with the contextual properties of their world that are meaningful for them. The core argument is that a context, which is subjective and comprised of the perceptual capacities, offers new insights into the evolution of mind. Rather than seeing biological evolution in terms of the emergence of mindless forms and cultural evolution as the emergence of disembodied minds, the book seeks to integrate these two perspectives through the rigorous mapping of contexts. 
 
Key FeaturesReveals an understanding of animal mindsFormulates a hypothesis for the evolution of consciousnessIncludes a discussion of the origin of technological innovationProvides a rationale for the ecology of mindProposes a theory of the evolution of languageOutlines the science of experience and how it influences choiceExplains the role of context and choice with respect, especially to human ecology

Publishing date: 2026-03-17; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2025. Copyright Statment: —

• Humanities & Social Sciences
• Science & Technology