Table of Contents

Table of Contents 

Introduction ....................................................................................................................................   

Tinbergen’s Four Questions ............................................................................................................    5 

Darwin and Intelligence ..................................................................................................................     6 

Philosophy of Mind .........................................................................................................................     8 

Ontological View .............................................................................................................................     9 

Marr Levels....................................................................................................................................      10 

Brains as Computers: Similarities and Major Differences ............................................................       12 

Brain Structure and Function ........................................................................................................      14 

Biological Evolution and the Human Brain ...................................................................................       17 

Language and Cultural Evolution ..................................................................................................      20 

Hawkins and the Evolutionary Advantage of Neocortex ..............................................................       21 

Minsky’s Society of Mind ..............................................................................................................       25 

Dennett’s Model of Consciousness...............................................................................................       26 

Edelman’s Brain-Based Theory of Consciousness ........................................................................     27 

Environmental and Genetic Interaction .......................................................................................        29 

Conclusion .....................................................................................................................................     31 

Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................................      33 

Influential Thinkers .......................................................................................................................       33 

Works Cited ...................................................................................................................................      34