A History of the Mind: Evolution and the Birth of ConsciousnessSpringer Science & Business Media, 1999 M06 18 - 238 páginas This book is a tour-de-force on how human consciousness may have evolved. From the "phantom pain" experienced by people who have lost their limbs to the uncanny faculty of "blindsight," Humphrey argues that raw sensations are central to all conscious states and that consciousness must have evolved, just like all other mental faculties, over time from our ancestors'bodily responses to pain and pleasure. "Humphrey is one of that growing band of scientists who beat literary folk at their own game"-RICHARD DAWKINS "A wonderful bookbrilliant, unsettling, and beautifully written. Humphrey cuts bravely through the currents of contemporary thinking, opening up new vistas on old problems offering a feast of provocative ideas." -DANIEL DENNETT |
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... consciousness . 15 1371 23 3 WHAT HAPPENED IN HISTORY : THE INSIDE STORY A world without phenomena lifestuff and the importance of bodily boundaries— " me " and " not - me " the primacy of affect - the evolution of sensitivity ...
... consciousness . 15 1371 23 3 WHAT HAPPENED IN HISTORY : THE INSIDE STORY A world without phenomena lifestuff and the importance of bodily boundaries— " me " and " not - me " the primacy of affect - the evolution of sensitivity ...
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... consciousness " means and why the word is needed etymological considerations - transitive and intransitive consciousness the " having of sensations " as a natural concept - a child's - eye view - how the word " consciousness " is ...
... consciousness " means and why the word is needed etymological considerations - transitive and intransitive consciousness the " having of sensations " as a natural concept - a child's - eye view - how the word " consciousness " is ...
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Evolution and the Birth of Consciousness Nicholas Humphrey. 22 SPECIFIC NERVE ENERGIES ? More about sensory quality ... conscious present . 25 HURRAH ! The theory under review - conscious feeling emerges as a remarkable kind of ...
Evolution and the Birth of Consciousness Nicholas Humphrey. 22 SPECIFIC NERVE ENERGIES ? More about sensory quality ... conscious present . 25 HURRAH ! The theory under review - conscious feeling emerges as a remarkable kind of ...
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... consciousness are now in place , sensory quality is in danger of escaping what has become of the " adverbial style ... consciousness extend in nature ? could any man - made artifact be conscious ? what evidence can we expect to get of ...
... consciousness are now in place , sensory quality is in danger of escaping what has become of the " adverbial style ... consciousness extend in nature ? could any man - made artifact be conscious ? what evidence can we expect to get of ...
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... conscious insight " into our feelings , here I return to the nature of feeling as such . Indeed here I totally ignore my earlier position and focus instead on consciousness as raw sensation . When J. M. Keynes was asked by a friend why ...
... conscious insight " into our feelings , here I return to the nature of feeling as such . Indeed here I totally ignore my earlier position and focus instead on consciousness as raw sensation . When J. M. Keynes was asked by a friend why ...
Contenido
MIND AND BODY | 23 |
PUZZLING WORK AN ASIDE ABOUT LANGUAGE | 31 |
WHAT HAPPENED IN HISTORY THE INSIDE STORY | 37 |
THE DOUBLE PROVINCE OF THE SENSES | 45 |
WHAT DO WE SEE? | 52 |
COLOR IS THE KEYBOARD | 58 |
IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES | 61 |
SHUTTLE VISION | 66 |
FIVE CHARACTERISTICS IN SEARCH OF A THEORY | 129 |
THE PROBLEM OF OWNERSHIP A TACK TO STARBOARD | 142 |
THE QUESTION OF INDEXICALS A TACK TO PORT | 151 |
PLUS CA CHANGE | 157 |
A LITTLE MIND MUSIC | 161 |
SPECIFIC NERVE ENERGIES? | 166 |
SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE | 170 |
TIME PRESENT | 179 |
IT MUST LOOK QUEER | 70 |
NEW ARRANGEMENTS | 75 |
MINDBLINDNESS AND BLINDMINDNESS | 82 |
MORE ABOUT BLINDSIGHT | 88 |
A FIRE IN THE HAND A DAGGER OF THE MIND | 94 |
HE THOUGHT HE SAW AN ELEPHANT | 101 |
HERE IT LIES | 115 |
HERE WHAT LIES? A CHAPTER ABOUT DEFINITION | 117 |
HURRAH | 191 |
HURRAH FOR THE OLD WAYS | 194 |
THE MIND MADE FLESH | 202 |
WATER AND WINE | 217 |
BEING AND NOTHINGNESS | 226 |
Notes | 229 |
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