Screen LibraryThe mind-body problem : a psychobiological approach /
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Pergamon Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 1980. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Foundations and philosophy of science and technology
Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080247205 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvi, 250 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-242). |
| ISBN: |
9781483150123 1483150127 9780080247205 0080247202 |
| Index Number: | BF161 |
| CLC: | B84 |
| Contents: |
Front Cover; The Mind-Body Problem: A Psychobiological Approach; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. The Mind-Body Problem; 1. The problem and its main proposed solutions; 2. Preliminary examination of rival views; 3. Pro dualism; 4. Contra dualism; 5. Emergentist psychoneural monism; 6. Brief history; CHAPTER 2. The Organ; 1. Basic framework; 2. Neural units; 3. Neuronism, holism, systemism; 4. Development and evolution; 5. Initial definitions; 6. Basic assumptions on plasticity; 7. Is the CNS a machine?; CHAPTER 3. The Functions; 1. Brain functions. 2. Representation of CNS activity3. Mental states and processes; 4. Mind-matter interaction; 5. Where is the mind?; 6. Mentalist predicates; CHAPTER 4. Sensation and Perception; 1. Sensors and sensing; 2. Perception; 3. Interlude: Ding an sich versus Ding fu r uns; 4. Perceptual maps; 5. Visual adaptation and pattern recognition; 6. Abnormal perception; CHAPTER 5. Behavior and Motivation; 1. Definitions and principles; 2. Drive, value, choice; CHAPTER 6. Memory and Learning; 1. Memory; 2. Learning; 3. Expectation and purpose; 4. Nature and nurture; CHAPTER 7. Thinking and Knowing; 1. Thinking. 2. Cognition3. Creativity; 4. The ""world"" of the creations of the human mind; CHAPTER 8. Consciousness and Personality; 1. Awareness and consciousness; 2. Degrees of consciousness; 3. Will; 4. Self; 5. Person; CHAPTER 9. Sociality; 1. Social behavior; 2. The cement of social groups; 3. Communication; 4. Protoeconomy, protoculture, protopolity; 5. Humanness; 6. Upshot; CHAPTER 10. Conclusion: Towards Understanding Mind; 1. Types of psychological explanation; 2. The threat of dualism and the promise of monism; Epilogue: A Behavioral Approach; Glossary of Technical Terms; Bibliography. |