心智探奇
How the Mind Works
Steven Pinker · 初版 1997 年
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为什么值得读
- 通俗易懂且未将专业科学内容过度简化
- 用进化心理学论证八卦等人类日常行为
- 逻辑严密地展现认知机制背后的生理基础
“呈现得极其清晰、令人信服且充满神采……震撼人心、扣人心弦……读完[这本书]就宛如查阅了人类心灵结构蓝图的初稿……一部光彩夺目的杰作”——Spectator。“记忆为何会消退？我们为何会发脾气？傻瓜为何会坠入爱河？Pinker在这部博学之作中的目标是探索人类心智的本质与历史……他探讨了计算与演化，继而思考心智如何让我们‘去看、去思考、去感受、去互动，并追求艺术、宗教和哲学等更高的使命’”——Sunday Times
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我以前对八卦也有和你一样的条件反射式反感，但在读了史蒂芬·平克（Steven Pinker）的《心智探奇》（How the mind works）之后，我不得不重新审视自己的立场了。我觉得自己之前太受那句老话影响了：“常人论事，庸人论人，伟人论思想”。平克论证的是……
I always had your knee-jerk reaction to gossip, but after reading "How the mind works" by Steven Pinker I had to rethink my stance. I think I've been too influenced by sayings such as "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people". What Pinker argues…
……事实证明爱斯基摩人也用修饰语。《语言本能》非常值得一读。平克在科普写作上极具天赋，既通俗易懂又不会过度简化。如果你对广义认知科学感兴趣，可以去看看他的第一部畅销代表作《心智探奇》（How the Mind Works）。
…turns out the Eskimos use modifiers, too. The Language Instinct is a great read. Pinker's got a real talent for popular science writing that's accessible but not dumbed down. Check out his first hit, How the Mind Works, if you're interested in general cognitive science.
史蒂芬·平克的《心智探奇》（How the Mind Works）里有非常严密的论证，能支持你那种“这写在我们的 DNA 里”的直觉。[它基本上是一本演化心理学和认知科学的科普入门书。]
"How the Mind Works" by Steven Pinker has some very well-reasoned arguments to support your intuition that it's in our DNA. [It's basically a popsci introduction to evolutionary psychology and cognitive science.]
史蒂芬·平克的《心智探奇》（How the Mind Works）、理查德·道金斯的《自私的基因》（The Selfish Gene）、杰夫·霍金斯的《人工智能的未来》（On Intelligence）、蒂姆·哈福德的《卧底经济学》（The Undercover Economist）
How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins The Undercover Economist by Tim Hartford
……猴子在做出伸手拿物体的动作时，猴脑里的情况。动作执行之前，路径在猴脑中就已经清晰可见了。想看关于这个主题的更多有趣内容，可以试试史蒂芬·平克的《心智探奇》（How the mind works）。
…monkey brain while it makes a maneuvre to reach some object. The path is clearly visible in the brain of the monkey before it gets executed. For much interesting reading on this subject try Steven Pinker, How the mind works.
……理查德·道金斯的《自私的基因》。它出奇地通俗易懂（我从来没上过生物课），还聊了很多演化博弈论的内容，我觉得超有意思。我去年读的其他几本书：史蒂芬·平克的《心智探奇》。非常棒的一本书，平克的文笔通俗又风趣，比杰夫·霍金斯的《人工智能的未来》（On Intelligence）好读多了。《More with Less: Paul MacCready and the Dream of Efficient Flight》……
…Gene by Richard Dawkins. It's surprisingly accessible (I've never taken a biology class), and talks a lot about evolutionary game theory which I found fascinating. Some other books I read last year: How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker. It was a great book, Pinker's writing is accessible and entertaining. Much more so than On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins. More with Less: Paul MacCready and the Dream of Efficient Flight…