Cognitive Science 2014

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A Message from the Editor

It is with great pleasure that, on behalf of my colleagues at Princeton University Press, I introduce the 2014 cognitive science catalog. The books in this catalog exemplify the quality of scholarship that we prize. They re ect the genuinely interdisciplinary approach that we take to developing our publishing programs, and to this end, cognitive science—an interdisciplinary eld connecting research within the humanities, social science, and science—is a natural representation of the mission of the Press.

This year’s catalog features three works worthy of special notice. Ara Norenzayan’s Big Gods is an accessible and comprehensive synthesis of the cognitive science of religion that explains why societies with big gods have been evolutionarily successful. In The Unpredictable Species, Philip Lieberman provides a novel case for human uniqueness based on cutting-edge research in neuroscience and more. With Would You Kill the Fat Man?, David Edmonds examines the importance of the trolley problem to our understanding of moral psychology.

And not to be missed are several works ideally suited for course adoption, including Susan Fahrbach’s Develop- mental Neuroscience, William Hoppitt and Kevin Laland’s Social Learning, Jay Schulkin’s Re ections on the Musical Mind, Nikolas Rose and Joelle Abi-Rached’s Neuro: The New Brain Sciences and the Management of the Mind, and Joshua Epstein’s Agent_Zero: Toward Neurocognitive Foundations for Generative Social Science.

We look forward to continuing to share this intellectually engaging journey with you.

Thank you for your support.

Eric I. Schwartz, Ph.D. Senior Editor, Sociology & Cognitive Science

Cover illustration: copyright Anita Ponne, Shutterstock New Big Gods How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Con ict Ara Norenzayan “Does God make us good? In this fascinating new book, Ara Norenzayan explores how the invention of Big Gods—powerful and omniscient moralizing deities—has transformed the world. Replete with insights about morality, cooperation, faith, atheism, and much more, Big Gods will change the way we think about human nature Forthcoming and human society.” Would You Kill the —Paul Bloom, author of Just Babies: The Origins of Fat Man? Good and Evil The Trolley Problem and “Of all the topics forbidden debate in polite company, religion is the last What Your Answer Tells taboo. This brave, lucid, balanced blend of compassion and science tackles Us about Right and Wrong our most cherished values and most intractable disputes. Big Gods sheds David Edmonds light on the cultural evolution of sacred watchers who arguably make us A runaway train is racing toward better humans. And it opens the door to explain how and when secular ve men who are tied to the track. institutions can do the same. For all of us who worry about the role of Unless the train is stopped, it will religion in the modern world, this is a must-read, original milestone.” inevitably kill all ve men. You are —Susan T. Fiske, coauthor of Social Cognition: From Brains to Culture standing on a footbridge looking 2013. 264 pages. 10 halftones. Cl: 978-0-691-15121-2 $29.95 | £19.95 down on the unfolding disaster. However, a fat man, a stranger, is standing next to you: if you push him o the bridge, he will topple New onto the line and, although he will The Unpredictable Species die, his chunky body will stop the What Makes Humans Unique train, saving ve lives. Would you Philip Lieberman kill the fat man? “[W]hat reader can resist this compelling invita- The question may seem bizarre. tion to re ect on what it means to be human?” But it’s one variation of a puzzle —Booklist that has ba ed moral philoso- “[Lieberman’s] ability to marshal contemporary phers for almost half a century neuroscience to support his assertions is impres- and that more recently has come sive, and his e orts to guide the eld away from to preoccupy neuroscientists, psy- biological determinism (a ‘stew of invented chologists, and other thinkers as genes’) are well-founded and important.” well. In this book, David Edmonds, —Publishers Weekly coauthor of the best-selling Witt- “In this wonderfully readable book, Lieberman genstein’s Poker, tells the riveting argues that evolution has equipped humans with the most marvelous story of why and how philosophers gift in the animal kingdom—the freedom to be unpredictable. The Un- have struggled with this ethical predictable Species is educational, entertaining, challenging, aggravating, dilemma, sometimes called the and convincing all at the same time. Anyone interested in the nature of trolley problem. In the process, he Homo sapiens should own this book.” provides an entertaining and infor- —Daniel L. Everett, author of Language: The Cultural Tool mative tour through the history of 2013. 272 pages. 12 line illus. moral philosophy. Cl: 978-0-691-14858-8 $29.95 | £19.95 November 2013. 240 pages. 10 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-15402-2 $19.95 | £13.95

To receive notices about new books, subscribe for email at: press.princeton.edu/subscribe press.princeton.edu general interest • 1 Forthcoming Developmental Neuroscience A Concise Introduction Susan E. Fahrbach “The words ‘delightful textbook’ do not often occur together but they describe Developmental Neuroscience to a tee. Susan Fahrbach has an ex- ceptional voice and, coupled with a deep scholarly bent, a keen ability for explaining the importance of developmental phenomena and how we come to understand them. There is much that is new New here even for longtime instructors of the subject. Re ections on the This is a truly valuable addition to the eld.” Musical Mind —Darcy Kelley, Columbia University An Evolutionary Perspective This textbook o ers a concise introduction to the exciting eld of devel- Jay Schulkin opmental neuroscience, a discipline concerned with the mechanisms “With an evident love of music by which complex nervous systems emerge during embryonic growth. and exemplary cross-disciplinary Bridging the divide between basic and clinical research, it captures the knowledge, Schulkin delves into extraordinary progress that has been achieved in the eld. It provides an the sources of musical expression, opportunity for students to apply and extend what they have learned its social functions of communica- in their introductory biology courses while also directing them to the tion and bonding, and its central primary literature. role in our quest for purpose. October 2013. 320 pages. 100 line illus. Investigating animal song, the Cl: 978-0-691-15098-7 $75.00 | £52.00 neurochemical basis of musical experience, the way music unites New us into groups, and the intimate Social Learning tie of music and bodily motion, An Introduction to Mechanisms, Methods, and Models Schulkin ultimately sees music as William Hoppitt & Kevin N. Laland a universal form of inquiry into human meaning.” “The recent explosion of theoretical develop- —Mark Johnson, University of ments and methodologies in the study of Oregon social learning and the evolution of culture has What’s so special about music? We resulted in a daunting accumulation of new experience it internally, yet at the terms, de nitions, and analytical techniques. same time it is highly social. Music Hoppitt and Laland, both leaders in this eld, engages our cognitive/a ective and have taken up the challenge of integrating all sensory systems. We use music to of this information from multiple disciplines communicate with one another— into a single volume, designed to aid research- and even with other species—the ers and students in evaluating and advancing things that we cannot express the current state of the eld.” through language. Music is both —Susan Perry, coeditor of The Biology of Traditions ancient and ever evolving. Without Many animals, including humans, acquire valuable skills and knowledge music, our world is missing some- by copying others. Scientists refer to this as social learning. It is one of thing essential. In Re ections on the the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of behavioral research Musical Mind, Jay Schulkin o ers a and sits at the interface of many academic disciplines, including biology, social and behavioral neuroscienti c experimental psychology, economics, and cognitive neuroscience. Social explanation of why music matters. Learning provides a comprehensive, practical guide to the research 2013. 272 pages. 4 halftones. 34 line illus. methods of this important emerging eld. 20 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-15744-3 $45.00 | £30.95 2013. 320 pages. 48 line illus. 2 tables. Pa: 978-0-691-15071-0 $49.50 | £34.95 Cl: 978-0-691-15070-3 $75.00 | £52.00

2 • general interest New Neuro The New Brain Sciences and the Management of the Mind Nikolas Rose & Joelle M. Abi-Rached “The ‘neuro cation’ of the humanities, social sciences, public policy, and the law has attracted promoters and detractors. What we have lacked until now is a critical but open-minded look at ‘neuro.’ This is what Rose and Abi-Rached have given us in this thoughtful and well-researched book. They do not jump on the neuro band- Forthcoming Paperback wagon, but instead o er a clear accounting of One of the Financial Times’ Best Books on Science for 2011 its appeal, its precedents in psychology and One of the Boston Globe’s Best Books on genetics, its genuine importance, and ultimately Science for 2011 its limitations. A fascinating and important book.” Reinventing Discovery —Martha J. Farah, University of Pennsylvania The New Era of Networked The brain sciences are in uencing our understanding of human behavior Science as never before, from neuropsychiatry and neuroeconomics to neurothe- Michael Nielsen ology and neuroaesthetics. Many now believe that the brain is what “Nielsen believes that mass col- makes us human, and it seems that neuroscientists are poised to become laboration is the future of science, the new experts in the management of human conduct. Neuro describes and his book may be the most the key developments—theoretical, technological, economic, and interesting piece of non ction I biopolitical—that have enabled the neurosciences to gain such traction read this year.” outside the laboratory. —Anthony Doerr, Boston Globe 2013. 352 pages. “The book is full of gems . . . les- Pa: 978-0-691-14961-5 $24.95 | £16.95 Cl: 978-0-691-14960-8 $70.00 | £48.95 sons from internet experiments in collective intelligence, with deep thought about how they apply Forthcoming to the future of what Nielsen Agent_Zero calls Networked Science. Highly Toward Neurocognitive Foundations for Generative Social Science recommended!” Joshua M. Epstein —Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media “Rarely has a book stimulated me intellectually as much as this one. Particularly exciting is the incorporation of agents who feel (a ect) and “A powerful plea for scientists to deliberate, as well as in uence one another through social interaction. work together in new ways, using Epstein is a brilliantly creative scholar and the range of applications the full power of the internet and showcased here is stunning. In sum, this is a pathbreaking book.” information technology. Nielsen —Paul Slovic, University of Oregon attacks the possessive attitude to data that still pervades some In this pioneering synthesis, Joshua Epstein introduces a new theoretical elds of research and shows how entity: Agent_Zero. This software individual, or “agent,” is endowed with much scientists can gain through distinct emotional/a ective, cognitive/deliberative, and social modules. more open, collaborative work- Grounded in contemporary neuroscience, these internal components ing—which may involve members interact to generate observed, often far-from-rational, individual behav- of the public as well as those inside ior. When multiple agents of this new type move and interact spatially, the academic tent.” they collectively generate an astonishing range of dynamics spanning —Clive Cookson, Financial Times the elds of social con ict, psychology, public health, law, network sci- January 2014. 288 pages. 6 halftones. 8 line illus. ence, and economics. Pa: 978-0-691-16019-1 $19.95 | £13.95 Princeton Studies in Complexity Cl: 978-0-691-14890-8 $24.95 | £16.95 March 2014. 264 pages. 113 color illus. 3 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-15888-4 $49.50 | £34.95

Read newsworthy and lively commentary on our new blog at blog.press.princeton.edu press.princeton.edu general interest • 3 Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite Evolution and the Modular Mind Robert Kurzban “Bolstered by recent studies and research, Kurzban makes a convincing and coherent . . . case for the modular mind, greatly helped by humorous footnotes and examples. . . . Taking on lofty topics, including truth and belief, Kurzban makes a successful case for changing—and remapping—the modern mind.” —Publishers Weekly New Paperback One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic “Using humour and anecdotes, [Kurzban] Titles for 2011 reveals how con ict between the modules of Soul Dust the mind leads to contradictory beliefs, vacillating behaviours, broken The Magic of Consciousness moral boundaries and in ated egos. He argues that we should think of Nicholas Humphrey ourselves not as ‘I’ but as ‘we’—a collection of interacting systems that are in constant con ict.” “Humphrey begins where Crick —Nature and others have left o . . . . [He] has laid out a new agenda for “Robert Kurzban is one of the best evolutionary psychologists of his consciousness research.” generation: he is distinctive not only for his own successful research —Michael Proulx, Science and sophisticated understanding of psychology, but also because of his wit—Kurzban is genuinely clever, sly, succinct, and sometimes hilarious.” “[N]ot only thoroughly enjoyable —Steven Pinker, Harvard University but genuinely instructive too.” —Alison Gopnik, New York Times 2012. 288 pages. 2 halftones. 1 line illus. Pa: 978-0-691-15439-8 $18.95 | £12.95 Book Review Cl: 978-0-691-14674-4 $27.95 | £19.95 “Scientists are often accused these days of overlooking the awe New Paperback and wonder of the world, so it’s Winner of the 2012 Silver Medal Axiom Business Book Award in Business Ethics, Jenkins exciting when a philosopher puts Group, Inc. that magic at the very heart of a Blind Spots scienti c hypothesis.” Why We Fail to Do What’s Right and What to Do about It —Matt Ridley, Wall Street Journal Max H. Bazerman & Ann E. Tenbrunsel “[A] spirited and impassioned intel- “This fascinating book holds up a desperately lectual adventure.” needed mirror that objectively reveals a re ec- —Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, tion we might not want to see. Yet through author of 36 Arguments for the experienced guidance and genuine input, Bazer- Existence of God: A Work of Fiction man and Tenbrunsel o er solutions that can “[Humphrey] brings his incisive powerfully change the way we do business.” mind to bear on one of the great —Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of riddles of science—the evolution- Highly E ective People and The Leader in Me ary origin of consciousness—and “Well-written, stu ed with intriguing research, presents the best-yet solution and more than a little unnerving, this book will to the supposedly insuperable make readers reconsider some of their most entrenched beliefs.” problem.” —BizEd —V. S. Ramachandran, author of “[Blind Spots] is full of studies in human behavior and those results can The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist’s help us, and the people we manage, make better decisions. . . . [T]he book Quest for What Makes Us Human should be required reading for anyone entering the business world.” 2012. 256 pages. 16 halftones. 1 table. Pa: 978-0-691-15637-8 $18.95 | £12.95 —Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com Cl: 978-0-691-13862-6 $24.95 | £16.95 2013. 208 pages. 8 line illus. 1 table. Not for sale in the Commonwealth (except Pa: 978-0-691-15622-4 $16.95 | £11.95 Canada) Cl: 978-0-691-14750-5 $24.95 | £16.95

4 • psychology The Recursive Mind The Origins of Human Language, Thought, and Civilization Michael C. Corballis “[A] fascinating and well-grounded exposition of the nature and power of recursion. In its ultra- reasonable way, this is quite a revolutionary book because it attacks key notions about language and thought. Most notably, it disputes the idea, argued especially by linguist Noam Chomsky, that thought is fundamentally linguistic—in other words, you need language before you can New Paperback have thoughts.” One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011 —Liz Else, New Scientist Why People Cooperate “Michael Corballis has written a delightful book that makes an important The Role of Social Motivations contribution to our understanding of the emergence of our unique ca- Tom R. Tyler pacity to communicate using a verbal generative language. . . . Although I do not agree entirely with all of Corballis’ positions, I do subscribe to “I am a fan of Tyler’s approach. . . . most of them. More importantly I admire the way in which he formulates [H]e supports his theoretical ap- issues worth thinking about, which alone makes his contribution very proach by clear and rigorous re- valuable. I am happy to recommend this book to both lay readers and search rather than the polemic that experts in the eld.” all too often substitutes for thought —Robert K. Logan, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development in criminology. . . . [H]e demonstrates the paucity of the view that 2011. 304 pages. 6 halftones. 9 line illus. 2 maps. Cl: 978-0-691-14547-1 $31.95 | £21.95 human action is pushed and pulled by the lures of rewards and threats of penalties. . . . [H]e focuses not on Forthcoming Paperback the supposed outcomes of policing One of Choice’s 2010–2011 Signi cant University Press Titles for Undergraduates (such as crime rates), but upon how Winning policing is conducted.” Re ections on an American Obsession —P.A.J. Waddington, Policing Francesco Duina “One of the clear strengths of “Duina makes an excellent start at understanding Why People Cooperate is its appli- this big issue and providing groundwork for cability to a variety of disciplines. additional explorations of the US’s search for Certainly, social psychologists and ‘inde nite perfectibility.’ . . . Duina’s excellent new some political scientists with an perspective on chasing the American dream empirical bent will want to read o ers much to re ect on.” this book because it o ers new —Choice ways to explore interactions and “Linguistically inquiring, sociologically penetra- exchanges within groups. Indus- tive, and culturally fascinating, Duina’s book is trial/organizational psychologists part self-help manual, part critical inquiry into and researchers in management the American psyche, and wholly an essential guide to a misunderstood science, too, will readily see the obsession.” applicability of Tyler’s persuasive —Journal of American Studies evidence. . . . Researchers interested “This book is important because it poses the question how much com- in social policies . . . are also likely to petition we really need in rich nations, with high levels of economic and nd grist for their respective mills cultural productivity. . . . Duina’s suggestions to moderate and redirect in this brief but rich book.” competition by changing the American mind-set are valuable.” —Dana S. Dunn, PsycCRITIQUES: —Jan Ott, Journal of Happiness Studies Contemporary Psychology: APA 2013. 248 pages. 9 line illus. 3 tables. Review Of Books Pa: 978-0-691-15964-5 $24.95 | £16.95 2013. 232 pages. 3 line illus. 14 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-14706-2 $37.50 | £26.95 Pa: 978-0-691-15800-6 $24.95 | £16.95 Cl: 978-0-691-14690-4 $39.95 | £27.95 To receive notices about new books, subscribe for email at: press.princeton.edu/subscribe press.princeton.edu psychology • 5 One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012 Beyond the Brain How Body and Environment Shape Animal and Human Minds Louise Barrett “Beyond the Brain is indeed an amusing and entertaining read, but one with an extraordinary analytical rigor and eloquence of argument. Very accessible, enticing, and lucidly written, it can be enjoyed both by professional academics and lay- people. Readers—be they novice or seasoned—will certainly nd the volume uplifting and inspirational, New Barrett’s style brisk and delightful and her intel- The Behavioral lectual playfulness quite solacing. . . . A must read for Foundations of the next generations of cognitive scientists and for Public Policy all those who are interested in the study of comparative cognition.” Edited by Eldar Sha r —Mirko Farina, Phenomenology and Cognitive Sciences 2011. 288 pages. 14 line illus. “This book establishes that psy- Cl: 978-0-691-12644-9 $37.50 | £26.95 chology has a great deal to con- tribute on public policy matters of Group Problem Solving great concern to everyone. I doubt Patrick R. Laughlin whether so many superb psychologists and behavioral scientists have “Humans solve problems in groups. For almost been found between the covers one hundred years, psychologists have con- of a single book before. Their conducted studies of group problem solving, and tributions do not disappoint and in this book, Patrick Laughlin reviews the results it seems certain that many policy of these e orts. A particularly strong aspect of issues are going to look di erent Group Problem Solving is the use of mathematical from now on.” models to show how group members combine —Richard Nisbett, University of their reasoning and prior knowledge in order to Michigan reach a consensus. This book will interest social In this book, leading experts in psychologists, industrial-organizational psycholo- psychology, decision research, gists, and those who want illustrations of how mathematical modeling policy analysis, economics, can guide psychological research.” political science, law, medicine, —Earl Hunt, University of Washington and philosophy explore major 2011.176 pages. 28 line illus. 24 tables. Pa: 978-0-691-14791-8 $31.95 | £21.95 trends, principles, and general Cl: 978-0-691-14790-1 $82.50 | £57.50 insights about human behavior in policy-relevant settings. Their work Winner of the 2013 Silver Medal in Self-Help, Independent Publisher provides a deeper understanding The 5 Elements of E ective Thinking of the many drivers—cognitive, Edward B. Burger & Michael Starbird social, perceptual, motivational, and emotional—that guide be- “Think . . . fail . . . question . . . understand . . . change haviors in everyday settings. They . . . learn: in their powerful new book, Burger and give depth and insight into the Starbird show students, teachers, and everyone methods of behavioral research, else how to harness the genius of learning. The 5 and highlight how this knowledge Elements argues that the door to knowledge is not might in uence the implementa- opened by a magical test. Instead, the key is for each tion of public policy for the of us to boldly embrace a willingness to fail while improvement of society. organizing persistent approaches to thinking.” 2013. 536 pages. 35 line illus. 23 tables. —Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Cl: 978-0-691-13756-8 $55.00 | £37.95 Education Association 2012. 168 pages. 1 halftone. Cl: 978-0-691-15666-8 $19.95 | £13.95

6 • psychology New M eeting at Grand Central Understanding the Social and Evolutionary Roots of Cooperation Lee Cronk & Beth L. Leech “An evolutionary psychologist and a political scientist somehow accomplish the spectacular feat of explaining human cooperation by delineating diverse accounts of the roadblocks to it. Cronk and Leech persuasively argue that cooperation is based in complicated emergent institutions surrounding indirect reciprocity but also in basic Addiction by Design individual biological and evolutionary realities. Machine Gambling in Las Vegas They are a great team.” Natasha Dow Schüll —John R. Hibbing, University of Nebraska–Lincoln “Addiction by Design is a non ction 2012. 264 pages. 7 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-15495-4 $29.95 | £19.95 page-turner. A richly detailed account of the particulars of video gaming addiction, worth Forthcoming reading for the excellence of the The Alzheimer Conundrum ethnographic narrative alone, Entanglements of Dementia and Aging it is also an empirically rigorous Margaret Lock examination of users, designers, “The Alzheimer Conundrum is a must-read for all and objects that deepens practical who are interested in how society and research- and philosophical questions about ers frame the investigation of Alzheimer’s disease the capacities of players interact- and its e ects on the aging global population. ing with machines designed to Lock has woven the individual threads of the entrance them.” scienti c discussion and debate about dementia —Laura Norén, PublicBooks into a magni cent tapestry, prompting us to 2012. 456 pages. 29 halftones. question our assumptions and perceptions. A Cl: 978-0-691-12755-2 $35.00 | £24.95 compelling book.” —Carol Brayne, University of Cambridge Diversity and Complexity November 2013. 304 pages. 12 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-14978-3 $29.95 | £19.95 Scott E. Page “At once clear and precise, Page New Paperback not only makes a persuasive case A Cooperative Species for the advantages of diversity in Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution biological, ecological, and social Samuel Bowles & Herbert Gintis systems alike, but also provides the reader with the analytical “A sustained and detailed argument for how tools necessary to engage real- genes and culture have together shaped our world debates in a rational, even ability to cooperate.” quantitative manner. The result is —Peter Richerson, Nature a valuable primer on a di cult and “[Bowles and Gintis] muster all of their expert important subject.” knowledge to make clear that evolution has —Duncan J. Watts, author of Small produced a species with a truly cooperative Worlds: The Dynamics of Networks spirit and the means to encourage cooperation between Order and Randomness in others.” Primers in Complex Systems —Frans de Waal, author of The Age of Empathy 2010. 304 pages. 19 line illus. 26 tables. Pa: 978-0-691-13767-4 $23.95 | £16.95 2013. 280 pages. 39 line illus. 24 tables. Pa: 978-0-691-15816-7 $24.95 | £16.95 Cl: 978-0-691-15125-0 $42.00 | £28.95

Read newsworthy and lively commentary on our new blog at blog.press.princeton.edu press.princeton.edu social science • 7 Forthcoming The Origins of Monsters Image and Cognition in the First Age of Mechanical Reproduction David Wengrow “Using the entry point of ‘monsters,’ this gracefully written, learned, and provocative book draws from archaeology, history, art history, cognitive psychology, and other disciplines, and ranges through the Egyptian, Mesopotamian, classical Greek, central Asian, Iranian, and Chinese regions in order to demonstrate the interconnectedness of the ancient world. The scope of research and the force of analysis are breathtaking. A great read.” —Norman Yo ee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of New New Mexico Democratic Reason Examining the reasons behind the dissemination of monstrous imagery Politics, Collective Intelligence, in ancient states and empires, The Origins of Monsters sheds light on the and the Rule of the Many relationship between culture and cognition. Hélène Landemore The Rostovtze Lectures “Hélène Landemore’s book is a December 2013. 192 pages. 10 halftones. 23 line illus. 1 map. landmark in the study of collective Cl: 978-0-691-15904-1 $39.50 | £27.95 decision making. It scrutinizes and synthesizes a vast body of work, paying as much attention to the failures of deliberation and major- ity voting as to their achievements. Nobody working on normative theories of democracy can a ord to ignore it.” —Jon Elster, Columbia University Individual decision making can often be wrong due to misinforma- tion, impulses, or biases. Collective New Paperback New Paperback decision making, on the other What Is Meaning? Philosophy of Language hand, can be surprisingly accurate. Scott Soames Scott Soames In Democratic Reason, Hélène Landemore demonstrates that the “This is an outstanding book.” “This is a masterpiece. Scott very factors behind the superiority —Anthony Everett, Notre Dame Soames’s work on these topics of collective decision making add Philosophical Reviews de nes orthodoxy in contemporary up to a strong case for democracy. philosophy, and having that work “This is a highly original book from She shows that the processes and distilled into a single volume is a major gure in the philosophy procedures of democratic decision enormously valuable. The rst half of language. Scott Soames ap- making form a cognitive system of the book also contains the best proaches classic problems about that ensures that decisions taken analysis and explication yet written intentionality and the unity of the by the many are more likely to be of the past century of work in the proposition in a new way. The writ- right than decisions taken by the philosophy of language. I’m looking and argumentation are admi- few. Democracy as a form of gov- ing forward to teaching the subject rably clear and straightforward, ernment is therefore valuable not again just so I can use this book.” and there are careful historical only because it is legitimate and —Je Speaks, University of Notre discussions. This book makes an just, but also because it is smart. Dame important contribution.” 2013. 304 pages. 5 line illus. 5 tables. —Robert Stalnaker, Massachusetts Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Cl: 978-0-691-15565-4 $39.50 | £27.95 Philosophy Institute of Technology 2012. 200 pages. 4 line illus. Soochow University Lectures in Philosophy Pa: 978-0-691-15597-5 $17.95 | £12.50 2012. 144 pages. 30 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-13866-4 $37.50 | £26.95 Pa: 978-0-691-15639-2 $19.95 | £13.95 Cl: 978-0-691-14640-9 $37.50 | £26.95

8 • philosophy Forthcoming How We Hope A Moral Psychology Adrienne M. Martin “Martin develops a strikingly original analysis of what hope involves in terms of the kind of justi cation one is prepared to give for fantasizing about, making plans to achieve, and positively anticipating the hoped for outcome. Her book is rich with insights and is the most sophisticated and extensive philosophical analysis of hope available.” —Cheshire Calhoun, Arizona State University One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic What exactly is hope and how does it in uence our decisions? In How Titles for 2011 We Hope, Adrienne Martin presents a novel account of hope, the motiva- The Brain and the tional resources it presupposes, and its function in our practical lives. She Meaning of Life contends that hoping for an outcome means treating certain feelings, Paul Thagard plans, and imaginings as justi ed, and that hope thereby involves sophisticated re ective and conceptual capacities. “[Thagard] o ers a tightly January 2014. 168 pages. reasoned, often humorous, and Cl: 978-0-691-15152-6 $39.50 | £27.95 original contribution to the emerging practice of applying science to areas heretofore the province of philosophers, theologians, ethicists, and politicians: . . . What is the source of the sense of self? What is love? What is the di erence between right and wrong, and how can we know it? What is the most legitimate form of govern- ment? . . . Thagard employs the latest tools and ndings of science in his attempts to answer these Winner of the 2011 PROSE Award for Logic (and additional) questions.” Excellence in Biology & Life Sciences, Association of American Publishers The Laws of Truth —Michael Shermer, Science Winner of the 2011 PROSE Award for Nicholas J. J. Smith 2012. 296 pages. 12 line illus. Excellence in Biomedicine & Neuroscience, Pa: 978-0-691-15440-4 $19.95 | £13.95 Association of American Publishers “Smith’s book combines acces- Cl: 978-0-691-14272-2 $46.95 | £32.95 One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic sibility with comprehensiveness Titles for 2012 in a way that I have not found in Braintrust other texts. It is very readable and What Neuroscience Tells Us well paced, but does not sacri ce about Morality precision. Di cult issues aren’t Patricia S. Churchland glossed over or skipped, but are “[This] superbly written, dense- introduced at a gentle pace for with-thinking book is ercely alert novice logicians. As a teacher of to what can and cannot justi ably logic, I see real bene ts in Smith’s be inferred from modern science. approach.” [Churchland] is a brilliantly precise —Jennifer Duke-Yonge, Macquarie (and often slyly funny) demolisher University, Australia of exaggerated claims.” 2012. 544 pages. 80 line illus. 90 tables. —Steven Poole, Guardian Cl: 978-0-691-15163-2 $49.50 | £34.95 2012. 288 pages. 1 halftone. 11 line illus. Pa: 978-0-691-15634-7 $17.95 | £12.50 Cl: 978-0-691-13703-2 $24.95 | £16.95

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press.princeton.edu philosophy • 9 Forthcoming The Princeton Guide to Evolution Jonathan B. Losos, editor in chief David A. Baum, Douglas J. Futuyma, Hopi E. Hoekstra, Richard E. Lenski, Allen J. Moore, Catherine L. Peichel, Dolph Schluter & Michael C. Whitlock, editors The Princeton Guide to Evolution is a comprehensive, concise, and authoritative reference to the major subjects and key concepts in evolutionary biology, from genes to mass extinctions. Edited by a distinguished team Nature’s Compass of evolutionary biologists, with contributions The Mystery of Animal from leading researchers, the guide contains Navigation some 100 clear, accurate, and up-to-date James L. Gould & articles on the most important topics. This is Carol Grant Gould an essential volume. “Nature’s Compass provides a won- December 2013. 928 pages. 16 color illus. 4 halftones. 97 line illus. 23 tables. 1 map. Cl: 978-0-691-14977-6 $99.00 | £68.00 derful account of e orts to unravel the mysteries of animal migration.” —Homare Yamahachi, Science Science Essentials 2012. 312 pages. 10 halftones. 97 line illus. 1 table. Cl: 978-0-691-14045-2 $29.95 | £19.95

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