Brain, self and consciousness : explaining the conspiracy of experience /
This book discusses consciousness from the perspectives of neuroscience, neuropsychiatry and philosophy. It develops a novel approach in consciousness studies by charting the pathways in which the brain challenges the self and the self challenges the brain. The author argues that the central issue i...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi :
Springer,
2014.
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| Series: | Studies in neuroscience, consciousness and spirituality.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1.Brain and Self: A Preamble.-2.Beginnings: Biological and Philosophical Accounts of Consciousness.-3.The Not-so-rigid Brain: Philosophical Riddles and Experiential Ironies.-4.Body-sense and Self-Sense: Why is Minimalism Insufficient? 5.Boundaries of Self: Displacement, Meaning, and Purpose.-6.The Feel Factor:Qualia and the Affective Markers of Experience
- 7.Beyond Brain:Final Frontiers of Consciousness.-Bibliography
- Glossary. .