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Wider Than the Sky: The Phenomenal Gift of Consciousness

Gerald M. Edelman


Amazon description

How does the firing of neurons give rise to subjective sensations, thoughts, and emotions? How can the disparate domains of mind and body be reconciled? The quest for a scientifically …
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User: Kolbeinn
Commented: 20 Mar 2008
Tags: mind, Philosophy, neuro-science

A fascinating theory about the human brain as an open system capable of "producing" a mind through its interactions with its environment, grounded firmly in science. Makes a lot more sense than most of what passes for "philosophy of mind".