How to Solve the Mind-Body Problem - Couverture souple

Humphrey, Nicholas

 
9780907845089: How to Solve the Mind-Body Problem
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0907845088 ISBN 13 : 9780907845089
Editeur : Imprint Academic, 2000

Synopsis

The mind is the brain. Each mental state -- each hope, fear, thought -- can be identified with a particular physical state of the brain, without remainder. So argues Nicholas Humphrey in this highly readable yet scholarly essay. He offers strong support for his "identity theory" from evolution. His controversial claim is discussed and challenged in commentaries by authors such as Andy Clark (Being There, 1997), Daniel Dennett (Consciousness Explained, 1991; Darwin's Dangerous Idea, 1995) and Ralph Ellis (Questioning Consciousness, 1995). Humphrey rounds off the book with a response to his critics. An excellent short introduction to the mind-body problem and the study of consciousness.

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À propos de l?auteur

Nicholas Humphrey is author of the widely-read A History of the Mind (1992) and other books including Consciousness Regained and Soul-Searching. He is senior research fellow in evolutionary psychology at the London School of Economics.

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Éditeur
Imprint Academic
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0907845088
ISBN 13 
9780907845089
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
112
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Personne responsable
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