Stairway to the Mind : the Controversial New Science of Consciousness /
Stairway to the Mind explores one of the most exciting and controversial areas of modern science: consciousness and the nature of the mind. The book proposes that consciousness emerges from hierarchical layers of mental reality, in the same way that life emerges from layers of biological reality. Th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
1995.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Stairway to the Mind explores one of the most exciting and controversial areas of modern science: consciousness and the nature of the mind. The book proposes that consciousness emerges from hierarchical layers of mental reality, in the same way that life emerges from layers of biological reality. The book is aimed at general readers with an interest in the mind and neuroscience, as well as a wide range of scientists whose work is related to the rapidly-growing field of neuroscience and consciousness research. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (229 pages 27 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9781461225102 (electronic bk.) 1461225108 (electronic bk.) |