The whole person : toward a naturalism of minds and persons /

Explores the realms of theory and philosophy concerning minds and persons. This book presents models of the emergent realization of multiple mental processes, and of the constitution of social realities and social persons. Each chapter explores prevalent theoretical and philosophical assumptions tha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bickhard, Mark H. (Author)
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Mind and body. Social psychology. Psychologie sociale. social psychology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction /
Naturalism /
Background metaphysics and epistemology /
Through the twentieth century and the contemporary scene /
Metaphysics and emergence /
Overview of biological foundations /
The emergence of normativity /
A macroevolutionary ratchet: Basic species capacities for Homo Sapiens /
The mentality of Homo Sapiens /
Persons: The emergence of Homo Socius /
Reflexive consistencies: Introduction /
Naturalistic ontological psychology.