{"product_id":"mind-in-life-evan-thompson-9780674057517","title":"Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow is life related to the mind? The question has long confounded philosophers and scientists, and it is this so-called explanatory gap between biological life and consciousness that Evan Thompson explores in \u003ci\u003eMind in Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThompson draws upon sources as diverse as molecular biology, evolutionary theory, artificial life, complex systems theory, neuroscience, psychology, Continental Phenomenology, and analytic philosophy to argue that mind and life are more continuous than has previously been accepted, and that current explanations do not adequately address the myriad facets of the biology and phenomenology of mind. Where there is life, Thompson argues, there is mind: life and mind share common principles of self-organization, and the self-organizing features of mind are an enriched version of the self-organizing features of life. Rather than trying to close the explanatory gap, Thompson marshals philosophical and scientific analyses to bring unprecedented insight to the nature of life and consciousness. This synthesis of phenomenology and biology helps make \u003ci\u003eMind in Life\u003c\/i\u003e a vital and long-awaited addition to his landmark volume \u003ci\u003eThe Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience\u003c\/i\u003e (coauthored with Eleanor Rosch and Francisco Varela). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEndlessly interesting and accessible, \u003ci\u003eMind in Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking addition to the fields of the theory of the mind, life science, and phenomenology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evan Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674057511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674057517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.92w x 1.31d","brand":"Evan Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44584232157439,"sku":"9780674057517","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d908af04-8757-45c3-a105-4b799664f502.jpg?v=1701886022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mind-in-life-evan-thompson-9780674057517","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}