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The author takes the reader on a tour that covers such topics as computers, evolution, Descartes, Schrodinger, and the nature of perception, language, and invididuality. He argues that biology provides the key to understanding the brain. Underlying his argument is the evolutionary view that the mind arose at a definite time in history. This book ponders connections between psychology and physics, medicine, philosophy, and more. Frequently contentious, Edelman attacks cognitive and behavioral approaches, which leave biology out of the picture, as well as the currently fashionable view of the brain as a computer.
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Bright Air, Brilliant Fire, Gerald M. Edelman
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- 1994
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- Subtitle
- On The Matter of the Mind
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Gerald M. Edelman
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
- Released
- 1994
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN10
- 0140172440
- ISBN13
- 9780140172447
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Science & Math, Natural sciences, Psychological Topics, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Psychology, Biology, Science, Neuroscience, Brain
- Original title
- Bright air, brilliant fire
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- The author takes the reader on a tour that covers such topics as computers, evolution, Descartes, Schrodinger, and the nature of perception, language, and invididuality. He argues that biology provides the key to understanding the brain. Underlying his argument is the evolutionary view that the mind arose at a definite time in history. This book ponders connections between psychology and physics, medicine, philosophy, and more. Frequently contentious, Edelman attacks cognitive and behavioral approaches, which leave biology out of the picture, as well as the currently fashionable view of the brain as a computer.