ABSTRACT
This chapter describes that the evolution of mind appears as a transition from the instructional traffic involved in the very simplest living things to the much more complex traffic of instructions involved in the own occasions of experience. It explores some of the broader characteristics of evolution and points out that it is a process which occurs not in individuals but in populations of individuals. The chapter considers the beginning of the evolutionary process as depending on nothing but atoms, forces and physico-chemical factors, while the other end involves something of a totally different character called mind. It also considers how goals arise in discussing the evolution of mind and argues whether having only one goal would be an adequate claim to having a mind. The evolution of the mind must involve not only the formation of the goals, but also the development of alternative goals, and the ability to pick the appropriate goal under particular circumstances.
