An Artificial History of Natural Intelligence

An Artificial History of Natural Intelligence by David W. Bates delivers a compelling journey through the ideas that shaped how we understand minds—both biological and machine. This provocative, well-researched work will grab your attention from the first page and reframe familiar debates about intelligence, learning, and design.

Bates blends historical narrative with contemporary insight, tracing inventions and theories from classical philosophy to modern artificial intelligence. Readers discover how experiments, models, and technological breakthroughs have repeatedly reshaped our picture of what it means to think. Clear explanations and engaging examples make complex topics—cognitive science, computational modeling, and evolutionary perspectives—accessible without sacrificing intellectual rigour.

You’ll find fresh connections between old questions and new tools: how algorithmic thinking illuminates animal cognition, how robotics tests long-standing psychological theories, and how interdisciplinary research is redefining intelligence across biology, computer science, and philosophy. The book is ideal for students, researchers, tech professionals, and curious readers seeking a deeper, evidence-based understanding of the mind in a digital age.

Whether you’re buying books in North America, the UK, Europe, or beyond, this title is a valuable addition to personal, academic, or professional libraries. It’s written to inform course reading lists, inspire classroom discussion, and fuel independent study. If you want a thoughtful, authoritative guide that situates today’s AI revolution within a rich intellectual history, this book offers clarity, context, and momentum.

Add An Artificial History of Natural Intelligence by David W. Bates to your collection today and explore how the past and present together shape the future of intelligence.

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