Embodiment and the inner life cognition and consciousness in the space of possible minds

To understand the mind and its place in nature is one of the great intellectual challenges of our time, a challenge that is both scientific and philosophical. How does cognition influence an animal's behaviour? What are its neural underpinnings? How is the inner life of a human being constitute...

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Main Author: Shanahan, Murray
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2010, 2010
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:To understand the mind and its place in nature is one of the great intellectual challenges of our time, a challenge that is both scientific and philosophical. How does cognition influence an animal's behaviour? What are its neural underpinnings? How is the inner life of a human being constituted? This book approaches these questions
Physical Description:x, 218 p., [4] p. of plates ill. (some col.)
ISBN:9780191696220
0191696226