[PDF] The Physiology Of Mind eBook

Author : Edward F. Kelly
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 16,3 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781442202061

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Current mainstream opinion in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind holds that all aspects of human mind and consciousness are generated by physical processes occurring in brains. Views of this sort have dominated recent scholarly publication. The present volume, however, demonstrates empirically that this reductive materialism is not only incomplete but false. The authors systematically marshal evidence for a variety of psychological phenomena that are extremely difficult, and in some cases clearly impossible, to account for in conventional physicalist terms. Topics addressed include phenomena of extreme psychophysical influence, memory, psychological automatisms and secondary personality, near-death experiences and allied phenomena, genius-level creativity, and 'mystical' states of consciousness both spontaneous and drug-induced. The authors further show that these rogue phenomena are more readily accommodated by an alternative 'transmission' or 'filter' theory of mind/brain relations advanced over a century ago by a largely forgotten genius, F. W. H. Myers, and developed further by his friend and colleague William James. This theory, moreover, ratifies the commonsense conception of human beings as causally effective conscious agents, and is fully compatible with leading-edge physics and neuroscience. The book should command the attention of all open-minded persons concerned with the still-unsolved mysteries of the mind.

Author : Jean-Pierre Changeux
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 21,37 MB
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0674029410

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In this wide-ranging book, one of the boldest thinkers in modern neuroscience confronts an ancient philosophical problem: can we know the world as it really is? Drawing on provocative new findings about the psychophysiology of perception and judgment in both human and nonhuman primates, and also on the cultural history of science, Jean-Pierre Changeux makes a powerful case for the reality of scientific progress and argues that it forms the basis for a coherent and universal theory of human rights. On this view, belief in objective knowledge is not a mere ideological slogan or a naive confusion; it is a characteristic feature of human cognition throughout evolution, and the scientific method its most sophisticated embodiment. Seeking to reconcile science and humanism, Changeux holds that the capacity to recognize truths that are independent of subjective personal experience constitutes the foundation of a human civil society.

Author : Kurt Danziger
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 14,30 MB
Release : 1997-05-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780803977631

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In this work, the author explains how modern psychology found its language by examining the historically changing structure of psychological discourse and offering an analysis of the recent evolution of the concepts and categories on which the quality of psychological discourse depends.

Author : Henry Maudsley
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,80 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781019907689

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In this groundbreaking work, Henry Maudsley delves into the complexities of the human mind, exploring the intricacies of physiology and pathology that underpin mental processes. This seminal text represents an important contribution to the field of psychology and remains relevant today. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Henry Maudsley
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 23,69 MB
Release : 2024-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3385546397

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.