Why the Mind Has a Body (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore the big question of mind and body and discover how three major theories shape science, thought, and everyday life. This book surveys interactionism, automatism, and parallelism, asking what really ties consciousness to the brain and why it matters for physics, biology, and philosophy.

In clear, probing terms, it analyzes how each view handles causation, the role of consciousness, and the search for a satisfying ultimate theory. It also discusses how our understanding of perception, reality, and meaning changes when we examine mind and matter together rather than apart.

• Learn how three competing theories explain or deny mind–body causation.


• See how these ideas touch physics, biology, and the study of perception.


• Explore the debate between naive realism, idealism, and monistic approaches.


• Consider proposed reconciliations that aim to preserve both efficiency of mind and scientific causality.

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