Thompson, Evan
Mind in life : Biology, phenomenology and the sciences of mind - Cambridge The Belknap Press 2007 - xiv;543p. pb 23x15cm
How is life related to the mind? Thompson explores this so-called 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. Ultimately he shows that mind and life are more continuous than previously accepted, and that current explanations do not adequately address the myriad facets of the biology and phenomenology of mind.
9780674025110
Consciousness
Philosophy of mind
Phenomenology
Mind and body
128.2 / Tho
Mind in life : Biology, phenomenology and the sciences of mind - Cambridge The Belknap Press 2007 - xiv;543p. pb 23x15cm
How is life related to the mind? Thompson explores this so-called 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. Ultimately he shows that mind and life are more continuous than previously accepted, and that current explanations do not adequately address the myriad facets of the biology and phenomenology of mind.
9780674025110
Consciousness
Philosophy of mind
Phenomenology
Mind and body
128.2 / Tho