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The Embodied Mind : Cognitive Science and Human Experience / Francisco J. Varela, Evan Thompson, Eleanor Rosch.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Varela, Francisco J.
Contributor:
Thompson, Evan.
Rosch, Eleanor.
Kabat-Zinn, Jon.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cognition.
Cognitive science.
Experiential learning.
Buddhist meditations.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (390 pages)
Edition:
2nd ed.
Place of Publication:
Cumberland : MIT Press, 2017.
Summary:
A new edition of a classic work that originated the "embodied cognition" movement and was one of the first to link science and Buddhist practices.
Contents:
Introduction
1. A Fundamental Circularity: In the Mind of the Reflective Scientist
2. What Do We Mean ''Human Experience''?
3. Symbols: The Cognitivist Hypothesis
4. The I of the Storm
5. Emergent Properties and Connectionism
6. Selfless Minds
7. The Cartesian Anxiety
8. Enaction: Embodied Cognition
9. Evolutionary Path Making and Natural Drift
10. The Middle Way
11. Laying Down a Path in Walking
A. Appendix A: Meditation Terminology
B. Appendix B: Categories of Experiential Events Used in Mindfulness/Awareness
C. Appendix C: Works on Buddhism and Mindfulness/Awareness
Notes
References
Index.
Notes:
This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
9780262335492 (Ebook)
0-262-33549-2
OCLC:
968243704

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