Thinking Matter: Consciousness from Aristotle to Putnam and Sartre (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415926652)

Thinking Matter is an original and provocative look at the nature of consciousness. While many contemporary philosophers have downplayed the significance of the body and subscribed to a brain/body dualism in human consciousness, Joseph S. Catalano argues that it is the entire fleshy body that thinks; the body of the dancer, the hands of the writer, and the eyes of the reader are not merely instruments of thought, but forms of thought itself. Calling for a thorough rethinking of philosophic traditions from Aristotle to Sartre, Catalano offers a holistic view of the bodily nature of consciousness--one that focuses on the total organic body rather than the brain alone.

Author: Joseph S. Catalano
ISBN-10: 0415926653
ISBN-13: 9780415926652
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2000
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.01h x 5.99w x 0.64d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2001 pg. 918