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The Conscious Mind (MIT Press Essential Knowledge)
Zoltan Torey
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Description for The Conscious Mind (MIT Press Essential Knowledge)
Paperback. Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JMTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
An account of the emergence of the mind: how the brain acquired self-awareness, functional autonomy, the ability to think, and the power of speech. How did the human mind emerge from the collection of neurons that makes up the brain? How did the brain acquire self-awareness, functional autonomy, language, and the ability to think, to understand itself and the world? In this volume in the Essential Knowledge series, Zoltan Torey offers an accessible and concise description of the evolutionary breakthrough that created the human mind. Drawing on insights from evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and linguistics, ... Read more
An account of the emergence of the mind: how the brain acquired self-awareness, functional autonomy, the ability to think, and the power of speech. How did the human mind emerge from the collection of neurons that makes up the brain? How did the brain acquire self-awareness, functional autonomy, language, and the ability to think, to understand itself and the world? In this volume in the Essential Knowledge series, Zoltan Torey offers an accessible and concise description of the evolutionary breakthrough that created the human mind. Drawing on insights from evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and linguistics, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Essential Knowledge
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780262527101
SKU
V9780262527101
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About Zoltan Torey
The late Zoltan Torey was a clinical psychologist and independent scholar and the author of The Crucible of Consciousness: An Integrated Theory of Mind and Brain (MIT Press).
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