As enthusiasm for computational models of the mind has waned and the revolution in neuroscience has progressed, attention in philosophy and cognitive science has shifted toward more biological approaches. The Living Mind establishes that mind cannotbe immaterial or reduced to mechanistic or cybernetic processes, but must instead possess a subjectivity embodied in an animal organism. On this basis, the work proceeds to show why mind involves a pre-conscious psyche, a non-discursive consciousness andself-consciousness, and an intelligence overcoming the opposition of consciousness. In so doing, The Living Mind provides a detailed account of the psyche and consciousness, paving the way for conceiving the psychological enabling conditions of rational theory and practice.

Author: Winfield, Richard Dien
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: The Living Mind
Pages: 00328 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2011-07-16
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781442211551
Lib Category: Consciousness
Category: Philosophy : Mind & Body
Category: Philosophy : Movements - Humanism