The Explicit Animal: A Defence of Human Consciousness - Couverture souple

Tallis, Raymond

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312224184 ISBN 13 : 9780312224189

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 1999

Synopsis

There has been an extraordinary resurgence of interest in the enigma of human consciousness among neuroscientists, psychologists, and professional philosophers. Much work is aimed at accommodating consciousness within the currently dominant physicalist wo

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

RAYMOND TALLIS was recently described in The Times Higher Educational Supplement as 'one of the most intriguing figures in the current intellectual scene'. Trained as a doctor at Oxford University and St. Thomas' Hospital, he has written extensively outside of medicine of the last 15 years. He has published short stories and poetry, and been recognized for his critiques of post-Saussurean thought, his reflections on art and science, and his discussions of the philosophy of mind. He was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of Hull in 1997 for his contributions to literary scholarship. Since 1987 he has been Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Manchester and a consultant physician in Health Care of the elderly in Salford.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312224184
• ISBN 13: 9780312224189
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 316
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