Dragons of Eden : Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
by SAGAN, CARLFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1977-04-01
Publisher(s): Random House
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Dr. Carl Sagan Takes Us on a Great Reading Adventure, Offering his Vivid and Startling Insight Into the Brain of Man and Beast, the Origin of Human Intelligence, the Function of our Most Haunting Legends -- and Their Amazing Links to Recent Discoveries. Book jacket.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Cosmic Calendar | p. 11 |
| Genes and Brains | p. 19 |
| The Brain and the Chariot | p. 51 |
| Eden as a Metaphor: The Evolution of Man | p. 85 |
| The Abstractions of Beasts | p. 111 |
| Tales of Dim Eden | p. 133 |
| Lovers and Madmen | p. 161 |
| The Future Evolution of the Brain | p. 197 |
| Knowledge is Our Destiny: Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Intelligence | p. 237 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 249 |
| Bibliography | p. 251 |
| Glossary | p. 261 |
| Index | p. 267 |
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