The idea that we might be robots is no longer the stuff of science fiction; decades of research in evolutionary biology and cognitive science have led many esteemed thinkers and scientists to the conclusion that, following the precepts of universal Darwinism, humans are merely the hosts for two replicators (genes and memes) that have no interest in us except as conduits for replication. Accepting and now forcefully responding to this disturbing idea that precludes the possibilities of morality or free will, among other things, Keith Stanovich here provides the tools for the "robot's rebellion," a program of cognitive reform necessary to advance human interests over the limited interest of the replicators. He shows how concepts of rational thinking from cognitive science interact with the logic of evolution to create opportunities for humans to structure their behavior to serve their own ends. These evaluative activities of the brain, he argues, fulfill the need that we have to ascribe significance to human life. Only by recognizing ourselves as robots, argues Stanovich, can we begin to construct a concept of self based on what is truly singular about humans: that they gain control of their lives in a way unique among life forms on Earth - through rational self-determination.

基思·斯坦诺维奇 （Keith E. Stanovich）,加拿大多伦多大学应用心理学和人类发展科学荣誉退休教授,也是加拿大应用认知科学前研究主席。

他的研究领域是推理和阅读的心理学机制。他著有200多篇科学论文和7部书。在一项对于论文引用率的调查中,斯坦诺维奇教授位列引用率最高的50位发展心理学家之一,也是25位最高产的教育心理学家之一。

斯坦诺维奇教授获奖无数。他于2012年荣获美国心理学会颁发的桑代克终身成就奖,也是唯一两次获得国际阅读协会颁发的阿尔伯特 J. 哈里斯奖的学者。

斯坦诺维奇教授著有畅销书《对“伪心理学”说不》（How to Think Straight about Psychology）,该书被全球400多所高等教育机构采用。他的另一部重要著作《理商：为什么聪明人总是做蠢事》（What Intelligence Tests Miss: The Psychology of Rational Thought）,获得了2010年格文美尔教育奖。

吴宝沛,香港中文大学博士,本科和硕士分别就读于中山大学和北京师范大学。现执教于北京林业大学心理学系,研究方向为进化心理学。

热爱写作,笔名非言语,著有《爱人、情人和怪人》,译著包括《猿猴的把戏》、《机器人叛乱》和《神秘人》。喜欢读书、教书、写书的生活状态,追求真诚、平易、有趣的写作风格。