Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind

567 Pages·2007·19.56 MB·English

by  Evan Thompson

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BIOLOGYP,H ENOMENOLOGY,
AND THES CIENCEOSF MIND
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THE BELKNAP PRESS OF
HARVARD UNIVERSITYP RESS
Cambridge, Massachusetts
LondonE,n gland
2007

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Contents
Preface
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Acknowledgments
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PARTO NE TheE nactiAvpep roach 1
ONE CogtniiSvceni ceaen dH umaEnx pieernc3e
TWO TheP henonmoelogCiocnacnlte io1n6
THREE AutonoamnyEd m egrence 37
FOUR TheS trucotfBu erhea vi6o6r
PARTT WO Lifien M ind 89
FIVE AutopoTiheeOs rigsa:n izoaftt hiLeoi nv in9g1
S xI Life MainndTd h:e P hilosoofp hOtyhr eg amn is128
SEVEN LanyigD own a PWaaktlnihg :i n
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PARTT HREE ConsciousinneL sisf e 219
EIGHT Liefb eyotnhdGe a p 221
NINE SensoriSmujobcetitovri t2y4 3
TEN LooAkga iCno:n scioaunsdMn eensatlsI magye r267
ELEVEN Tempoarliatnyd LtihveiP nrsgee nt3 12
TWELVE PrimorDdyinaalm iEsmmoi:to ann Vda lenc3e6 0
THIRTEEN EmpatahnyEd ncuurlatti3o8n2
APPENDIXA : HussaenrdCl o gtniiSvcei enc4e13
APPENDIX B: Emegrenacnetd h Per obloefm
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Notes4 43
Reefresn c4e83
Index5 27
Preface
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