Embodiment and the inner life : cognition and consciousness in the space of possible minds /
To understand the mind and its place in nature is one of the great intellectual challenges of our time, a challenge that is both scientific and philosophical. How does cognition influence an animal's behaviour? What are its neural underpinnings? How is the inner life of a human being constitute...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | To understand the mind and its place in nature is one of the great intellectual challenges of our time, a challenge that is both scientific and philosophical. How does cognition influence an animal's behaviour? What are its neural underpinnings? How is the inner life of a human being constituted? This book approaches these questions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 218 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-209) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191696220 0191696226 |