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The Embodied Mind : Cognitive Science and Human Experience / Francisco J. Varela, Evan Thompson, Eleanor Rosch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Varela, Francisco J.
- 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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