Man on his Nature - Brossura

Sherrington, Charles

 
9781108005241: Man on his Nature

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Nobel Prize winner Charles Sherrington considers the nature of the mind and its relationship to life and matter.

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Drawing upon the writings of the sixteenth-century physician Jean Fernel, Sherrington assesses the usefulness of scientific progress as a frame for the development of natural theology. Fernel's views provide a historical perspective on more modern theories of life and mind, showing how radically views have changed over time.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Nature and tradition; 2. The natural and superstition; 3. Life in little; 4. The wisdom of the body; 5. Earth's reshuffling; 6. A whole presupposed of its parts; 7. The brain and its work; 8. The organ of liaison; 9. Brain collaborates with psyche; 10. Earth's alchemy; 11. Two ways of one mind; 12. Conflict with nature; Index.

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ISBN 10:  0451605543 ISBN 13:  9780451605542
Casa editrice: Signet
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