{"product_id":"9781786077851","title":"Out of Our Minds : What We Think and How We Came to Think It","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/10\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 480 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Oneworld Publications,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Oneworld Publications,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Philosophy of mind, History of ideas, Cognition \u0026amp; cognitive psychology\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781786077851\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productInfo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContentWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"strike\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eTo imagine - to see that which is not there - is the startling ability that has fuelled human development and innovation through the centuries. As a species we stand alone in our remarkable capacity to refashion the world after the pictures in our minds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraversing the realms of science, politics, religion, culture, philosophy and history, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto reveals the thrilling and disquieting tales of our imaginative leaps.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eThrough groundbreaking insights in cognitive science, he explores how and why we have ideas in the first place, providing a tantalising glimpse into who we are and what we might yet accomplish.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eFernandez-Armesto shows that bad ideas are often more influential than good ones; that the oldest recoverable thoughts include some of the best; that ideas of Western origin often issued from exchanges with the wider world; and that the pace of innovative thinking is under threat.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"primaryCatalogueBlock\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"catalogueContainer hideCustomer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"catalogue\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36228659708057,"sku":"9781786077851","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781786077851.jpg?v=1604865004","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781786077851","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}