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The Tree of Knowledge: The Biological Roots of Human Understanding (Paperback)

by Humberto Maturana Rumesin (Author), Francisco J. Varela (Author)

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Paperback: 269 pages
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc; 3rd Revised edition edition (13 Aug 1992)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0877736421
ISBN-13: 978-0877736424
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 16.5 x 1.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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With the help of illustrations and examples from biology, linguistics and social and cultural phenomena, this book shows that the process of learning is not a means of knowing an absolute world of facts, but is rather an active process which itself creates the world of human experiences. To convey this, the authors examine cognition in all its facets, exploring topics such as the nature of scientific exploration, the organization of living things, evolution, language and the emergence of self-awareness. The authors maintain that the nature of cognition has important social and ethical consequences, for the only world that we humans can have is one that we bring forth together the action of our coexistence. Written for a general audience, this book invites readers to let go of their preconceptions and gain fresh insights into what it means to be human.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing & thought-provoking analysis of cognition, 15 Aug 2003

By	Angus Jenkinson "angusjenkinson" (Cambridgeshire, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The wrtiers are scientists who have spent two decades researching the nature and processes of knowledge. Their findings contrast sharply with many scientific reports: here they recover the wholness of knowledge and the connections between the knower and the known. They show the deep potential for relationship that is built into the knowledge process and affirm what they can only describe as love as the root of nature's capacity for knowing. This is demonstrated not only with respect to human cognition, but also with reference to the animal kingdom.
This is therefore a challenging and profoundly researched essay, yet it is also highly readable for the interested lay person.

Prof. Angus Jenkinson

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2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, my previous review disappeared!, 13 Mar 2007

By	Paul Chipperfield (Frimley Green, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book is fascinating and screams out for a sequel. Where the book finishes, in my view, should be half way through the story, man's development, socially and philisophically, needs to be explored (avoiding religious discussion as that is a mine field). So in a way, the book is disappointing. One for the academics out there I feel.

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