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Secrets of the Mind: A Tale of Discovery and Mistaken Identity
A.G. Cairns-Smith
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paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
How can we reconcile Shakespeare's account of human behavior and that of modern brain science? That's the central question addressed by the noted Glasgow chemist A.G. Cairns-Smith in this provocative, witty, and highly accessible discussion of conscious awareness, free will, and science. Written in a conversational style, Secrets of the Mind is not only a splendid introduction for the general reader to the central questions of consciousness and brain science, but a contribution to answering some of them. In the author's view, our feelings and sensations are not simply alternative descriptions of neural events but have themselves evolved and ... Read more
How can we reconcile Shakespeare's account of human behavior and that of modern brain science? That's the central question addressed by the noted Glasgow chemist A.G. Cairns-Smith in this provocative, witty, and highly accessible discussion of conscious awareness, free will, and science. Written in a conversational style, Secrets of the Mind is not only a splendid introduction for the general reader to the central questions of consciousness and brain science, but a contribution to answering some of them. In the author's view, our feelings and sensations are not simply alternative descriptions of neural events but have themselves evolved and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781461271734
SKU
V9781461271734
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