The Living Mind: From Psyche to Consciousness (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442211551)

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 cannot be 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 and self-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: Richard Dien Winfield
ISBN-10: 1442211555
ISBN-13: 9781442211551
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 07/07/2011
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2012