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Carregando... Second Nature: Brain Science and Human Knowledgede Gerald M. Edelman
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Succinct, engaging and to the point. This book isn't long, mostly because this seems to be a recapitulation of overarching concepts laid out in more detail in some of his other books. Whereas Wider Than The Sky lays down the biological details for Edelman's dynamic core theory of consciousness, Second Nature nails down the philosophical underpinnings. Given that the field of consciousness studies has emerged at the hip with topics previously sequestered to philosophy of mind, it was smart to address a lot of these issues and ideas. Overall this book is a success. ( ) sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
Burgeoning advances in brain science are opening up new perspectives on how we acquire knowledge. Indeed, it is now possible to explore consciousness - the very centre of human concern - by scientific means. In this illuminating book, Dr. Gerald M. Edelman offers a new theory of knowledge based on striking scientific findings about how the brain works. And he addresses the related compelling question: does the latest research imply that all knowledge can be reduced to scientific description? Edelman's brain-based approach to knowledge has rich implications for our understanding of creativity, of the normal and abnormal functioning of the brain, and of the connections among the different ways we have of knowing. While the gulf between science and the humanities and their respective views of the world has seemed enormous in the past, the author shows that their differences can be dissolved by considering their origins in brain functions. He foresees a day when brain-based devices will be conscious, and he reflects on this and other fascinating ideas about how we come to know the world and ourselves. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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