The Inner Eye：Social Intelligence in Evolution

Wheredoesconsciousnesscomefrom?Whatisit?Whereisittakingus?In1971NicholasHumphreyspentthreemonthsatDianFossey'sgorillaresearchcentreinRwanda.Itwasthere,amongthemountaingorillasthathebegantofocusonthephilosphicalandscientificpuzzlethathasfascinatedhimeversince:theproblemofhowahumanbeingoranimalcanknowwhatitisliketobeitself.TheInnerEyedescribeswheretheseoriginalspeculationsled:toHumphrey'snowcelebratedtheoriesofthe'socialfunctionofintellect'andofhumanbeingsasnaturalborn'mind-readers'.Easytoread,adornedwithMelCalman'sbrilliantillustrations,passionatelyargued,yetneverlessthanscientificallyprofound,thisbookremainsthebestintroductiontonewthinkingabout'theoryofmind'anditsimplicationforhumansociallife.