Critique of impure reason : an essay on neurons, somatic markers, and consciousness
This volume exposes neuroscience and cognitive science to philosophical analysis and proposes that we think of our conscious states of mind as a composite phenomenon consisting of three layers: neuronal events, somatic markers, and explicit consciousness.
Print Book, English, 1999
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Praeger, Westport, Conn. [u.a.], 1999
XX, 238 S
9780275963842, 0275963845
237337802
Preface Introduction The Silence of the Neurons The Manufacture of Eloquence Scientific Misadventures Time, Space, and Memory The Pure Pursuit of Impure Reason A Concluding Postmodern Postscript Suggested Readings Index