Wider than the sky : the phenomenal gift of consciousness / Gerald M. Edelman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edelman, Gerald M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness--Physiological aspects.

Consciousness.

Brain--Physiology.

Brain.

Physical Description:

xiii, 201 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2004]

Summary:

In this direct and nontechnical discussion of consciousness, the Nobel Prize-winning author draws on a lifetime of scientific inquiry into the workings of the brain to formulate answers to the mind-body questions that intrigue every thinking person.

Contents:

The mind of man: completing Darwin's program

Consciousness: the remembered present

Elements of the brain

Neural Darwinism: a global brain theory

The mechanisms of consciousness

Wider than the sky: qualia, unity, and complexity

Consciousness and causation: the phenomenal transform

The conscious and the nonconscious: automaticity and attention

Higher-order consciousness and representation

Theory and the properties of consciousness

Identity: the self, mortality, and value

Mind and body: some consequences.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-185) and index.

ISBN:

0300102291

OCLC:

53096819