II. The solution
Hypothesis 7
The succession of brain and mind
Parade, Cusco, Peru, 27. 8. 1989
As the basis of the human mind, the human brain is an evolutionary innovation that couldn’t have developed gradually but rather only through a change of function. The co-evolution of mind and brain is replaced by another model of thinking, that of the temporal succession:
First the human brain developed, then the human mind developed. First the human brain had to be created for biological reasons. Only then could the human brain become the basis of the human mind through a change in function.
Explanation:
The biological basis of the human mind is the human brain. Therefore, the development of the human brain is a central question in the development of human culture and the human mind.
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