Second Nature: Brain Science and Human Knowledge - Couverture souple

Edelman, Gerald M.

 
9780300125948: Second Nature: Brain Science and Human Knowledge
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0300125941 ISBN 13 : 9780300125948
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2007

Synopsis

A renowned neuroscientist explains how our brains and bodies give rise to knowledge, creativity, and mental experience

Burgeoning advancements in brain science are opening up new perspectives on how we acquire knowledge. Indeed, it is now possible to explore consciousness--the very center of human concern--by scientific means. In this illuminating book, Dr. Gerald M. Edelman offers a new theory of knowledge based on striking scientific findings about how the brain works. And he addresses the related compelling question: Does the latest research imply that all knowledge can be reduced to scientific description?
Edelman's brain-based approach to knowledge has rich implications for our understanding of creativity, of the normal and abnormal functioning of the brain, and of the connections among the different ways we have of knowing. While the gulf between science and the humanities and their respective views of the world has seemed enormous in the past, the author shows that their differences can be dissolved by considering their origins in brain functions. He foresees a day when brain-based devices will be conscious, and he reflects on this and other fascinating ideas about how we come to know the world and ourselves.

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À propos de l?auteur

Gerald M. Edelman, M.D., Ph.D., is director, The Neurosciences Institute; president, Neurosciences Research Foundation; and chairman, Department of Neurobiology, The Scripps Research Institute. He has received many honors and awards, including the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. He lives in La Jolla, CA.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300125941
ISBN 13 
9780300125948
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
203
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0300120397 ISBN 13 :  9780300120394
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2006
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