The embodied mind cognitive science and human experience

The Embodied Mind provides a unique, sophisticated treatment of the spontaneous and reflective dimension of human experience. The authors argue that only by having a sense of common ground between mind in Science and mind in experience can our understanding of cognition be more complete. Toward that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Varela, Francisco J.
Other Authors: Thompson, Evan, Rosch, Eleanor
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press 1993
Edition:1st MIT Press pbk. ed
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Collection: MIT Press eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The Embodied Mind provides a unique, sophisticated treatment of the spontaneous and reflective dimension of human experience. The authors argue that only by having a sense of common ground between mind in Science and mind in experience can our understanding of cognition be more complete. Toward that end, they develop a dialogue between cognitive science and Buddhist meditative psychology and situate it in relation to other traditions such as phenomenology and psychoanalysis
Physical Description:xx, 308 pages
ISBN:0262285479
058502037X
9780262285476
9780585020372