A History of the MindChatto & Windus, 1992 - 230 páginas Takes the reader to the very edges of current knowledge and back to the beginning of time, before "mind" existed; the author constructs a history of consciousness. Nicholas Humphrey's previous books include "Four Minutes to Midnight", "Consciousness Regained" and "The Inner Eye". |
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Mind and Body | 1 |
Puzzling Work an Aside about Language | 9 |
the Inside Story | 15 |
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A History of the Mind: Evolution and the Birth of Consciousness Nicholas Humphrey Vista previa limitada - 1999 |
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