Consciousness: A User's Guide - Rilegato

Zeman, Adam

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ISBN 10: 0300092806 ISBN 13: 9780300092806

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2003

Riassunto

In this thought-provoking book, neurologist Adam Zeman offers an enlightening view of consciousness seen through the lenses of science and philosophy, enhancing his discussion with case studies of neurological patients and observations of young children’s expanding mental worlds.

“An articulate . . . neurologist . . . covers many aspects of consciousness for general readers. His treatment of the disorders of knowledge is superb. If you were intrigued with The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, you’ll appreciate [the book’s] buildup to what Oliver Sacks described in that work. . . . Approachable and instructive.”—William H. Calvin, New York Times Book Review

“A grand tour of the terrain of consciousness, as viewed from neuroscientific and philosophical perspectives.”—Colin Beer, Quarterly Review of Biology

“[Zeman] is uniquely qualified to write this particular book, whose chief merit is that it provides a summary of the current state of play in neurobiology, psychology, and philosophy. . . . A very useful book.”—John R. Searle, Los Angeles Times Book Review

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Informazioni sull?autore

Adam Zeman is a consultant neurologist and senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. He came to medicine from the humanities, studying philosophy and psychology before training in medicine and neurology at the universities of Oxford, London and Cambridge. His research interests lie in disorders of behaviour, memory and awareness and he has written regularly for the London Times.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0300092806
• ISBN 13: 9780300092806
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 404
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile