Soul Dust: The Magic of Consciousness - Hardcover

Humphrey, Nicholas

 
9781849162371: Soul Dust: The Magic of Consciousness
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1849162379 ISBN 13: 9781849162371
Verlag: Quercus Publishing, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

How is consciousness possible? What biological purpose does it serve? Why do we value it so highly? In Soul Dust the psychologist Nicholas Humphrey, a leading figure in consciousness research, returns to the front-line with a startling new theory. Consciousness, he argues, is nothing less than a magical-mystery show that we stage for ourselves inside our own heads. This self-made show lights up the world for us, making us feel special and transcendent. Tightly argued, intellectually gripping and a joy to read, Soul Dust is a keenly anticipated book that provides answers to the deepest questions. It dovetails the 'hard problem of consciousness' with the matters that obsess us all - the fear of death, how life should be lived. Resting firmly on neuroscience and evolutionary theory, it is an uncompromising yet life-affirming work that never loses sight of the majesty and mystery of consciousness.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Nicholas Humphrey is School Professor at the London School of Economics and Professor of Psychology at the New School for Social Research is a theoretical psychologist, internationally known for his work on the evolution of human intelligence and consciousness. He the only scientist ever to edit the literary
journal Granta. His books include Consciousness Regained, The Inner Eye, A History of the Mind, Leaps of Faith, The Mind Made Flesh, and Seeing Red: A Study in Consciousness.

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Verlag
Quercus Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1849162379
ISBN 13 
9781849162371
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
288
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