Mind in Life Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind |
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| Author:
| Thompson, Evan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-05751-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Imprint: | Belknap Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Thompson explores the "explanatory gap" between biological life and consciousness, drawing on sources as diverse as molecular biology, evolutionary theory, artificial life, complex systems theory, neuroscience, psychology, Continental Phenomenology, and analytic philosophy to show that mind and life are more continuous than previously accepted.
Thompson explores the "explanatory gap" between biological life and consciousness, drawing on sources as diverse as molecular biology, evolutionary theory, artificial life, complex systems theory, neuroscience, psychology, Continental Phenomenology, and analytic philosophy to show that mind and life are more continuous than previously accepted.