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The ghost in the machine / Arthur Koestler

This 1967 study of philosophical psychology rejects mind-body dualism to examine the evolution of the human brain. It analyses how the conflict between primitive and modern brain structures contributes to humanity's self-destructive tendencies and political dynamics.

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