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Explore how instinct and reason are defined and how they shape animal and human behavior. This book uses physiological principles to distinguish instinct from reasoning and to explain how each operates in living beings.
The author presents a clear, evidence-based approach to a longstanding debate. It frames what counts as an instinct, what counts as reason, and why these distinctions matter for understanding mind and action. The discussion then extends from lower animals to humans, showing where minds and bodies intersect in thought, emotion, and behavior.
- Definitions and criteria: what makes an action instinctive versus rational
- Comparisons across animals and humans, with emphasis on brain and nerve systems
- How emotions influence expression, sensation, and bodily processes
- Examples that connect physiology to everyday behavior and thought
Ideal for readers of philosophy of mind, physiology, and the history of science who seek a rigorous, accessible treatment of instinct and reason.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book examines the philosophies of instinct and reason as defined by the functions of organized bodies. The author builds upon the idea that all actions of living beings, from digestion to the pursuit of happiness, can be categorized into two great orders of functions, one requiring only general excitability to be called into action, and the other requiring additional properties such as sensibility and intellectual capacity. The author posits that some of the actions of lower animals and humans are the result of instinct, while others stem from reason, and claims that these functions can be distinguished by their conditions. The author draws a distinction between the two ideas, supporting it with a physiological and comparative approach, exploring the development of the nervous system in the animal kingdom, from the lowest forms of life to humans. The book ultimately highlights the distinction between instinct and reason, and how this distinction can be determined by examining the conditions that give rise to each type of action. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781330129210_0
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