Peter Carruthers, a leading philosopher of mind, provides a comprehensive development and defense of one of the guiding assumptions of evolutionary psychology: that the human mind is composed of a large number of semi-independent modules. Written with unusual clarity and directness, and surveying an extensive range of research in cognitive science, it will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in the nature and organization of the mind.
1. The Case for Massive Modularity 2. The Architecture of Animal Minds 3. Modules of the Human Mind 4. Modularity and Flexibility: the First Steps 5. Creative Cognition in a Modular Mind 6. The Cognitive Basis of Science 7. Distinctively Human Practical Reason 8. Conclusion to the Volume