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Soul, mind and brain from Descartes to cognitive science : a critical history / Paolo Pecere.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pecere, Paolo, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
- Descartes, René.
- Philosophy of mind.
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Science--History.
- History.
- Neurosciences--Philosophy.
- Neurosciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 142 pages)
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer, [2020]
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2020]
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Contents:
- Introduction: Reconsidering the Cartesian Turn
- 1. Descartes' double legacy
- 2. Metaphysics, mechanism and the conscious mind
- 3. Matter, active powers and the limits of knowledge
- 4. Physiology of mind and autonomy of reason: a Kantian legacy
- 5. Consciousness and the unconscious: between physiology and psychology
- 6. Twin worlds: materialism, panpsychism and the problem with sensation
- 7. "Philosophy of mind" and neuroscience: evidence, hypothesis, critique.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 21, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Pecere, Paolo Soul, Mind and Brain from Descartes to Cognitive Science : A Critical History
- ISBN:
- 9783030514631
- 3030514633
- Publisher Number:
- 99987262770
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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