How to Solve the Mind-body Problem (Journal of Consciousness Studies, 7, No. 4) - Softcover

Humphrey, Nicholas

 
9780907845089: How to Solve the Mind-body Problem (Journal of Consciousness Studies, 7, No. 4)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0907845088 ISBN 13: 9780907845089
Verlag: Imprint Academic, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

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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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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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Verlag
Imprint Academic
Erscheinungsdatum
2000
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0907845088
ISBN 13 
9780907845089
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
112
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