Brain-Wise: Studies in Neurophilosophy
Progress in the neurosciences is profoundly changing our conception of ourselves.\ Contrary to time-honored intuition, the mind turns out to be a complex of brain functions. And contrary to the wishful thinking of some philosophers, there is no stemming the revolutionary impact that brain research will have on our understanding of how the mind works.Brain-Wise is the sequel to Patricia Smith Churchland's Neurophilosophy, the book that launched a subfield. In a clear,conversational manner,...
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A neurophilosopher's take on the self, free will, human understanding, and the experience of God, from the perspective of the brain.
Preface1Introduction1IMetaphysics352An Introduction to Metaphysics373Self and Self-Knowledge594Consciousness1275Free Will201IIEpistemology2396An Introduction to Epistemology2417How Do Brains Represent?2738How Do Brains Learn?321IIIReligion3719Religion and the Brain373Notes403References421Index451
\ From the Publisher"Churchland explores the organic concept of self and nonself and what they mean both biologically and philosophically." Terrence Riley, MD JAMA\ "It is both lucid and profound, cutting through issues where others only obfuscate.\ The one to read." Maggie McDonald New Scientist\ \ \
