Philosophy, psychiatry, and neuroscience : three approaches to the mind : a synthetic analysis of the varieties of human experience / Edward M. Hundert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hundert, Edward M., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of mind.

Neurology.

Psychology.

Mind and body.

Intellect.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 346 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Three approaches to the mind

3 approaches to the mind

Synthetic analysis of the varieties of human experience

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon, [1989]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book proposes a new, unified view of the mind which integrates the insights of philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists. Through a detailed discussion of major theories from all these, and related disciplines, the author gradually reveals fundamental links between these previously unconnected approaches to human thought and experience.

Contents:

Part 1: Philosophy.

1. From subjectivity to objectivity

2. From objectivity to ontology

3. The cement of the universe

Part 2: Psychiatry.

4. The child's construction of reality

5. Feelings and things

6. Madness and other realities

Part 3: Neuroscience.

7. Sensibility and understanding

8. The plasticity of the nervous system

9. The thoughtful brain

10. Summary of the theory and its implications, and suggestions for further research that will support, refute, or modify it.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

0-19-168116-4

0-19-824896-2