The Resource How the mind uses the brain : (to move the body and image the universe), Ralph D. Ellis and Natika Newton
How the mind uses the brain : (to move the body and image the universe), Ralph D. Ellis and Natika Newton
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The item How the mind uses the brain : (to move the body and image the universe), Ralph D. Ellis and Natika Newton represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- The nature of consciousness and the relationship between the mind and brain have become the most hotly debated topics in philosophy. This book explains and argues for a new approach called enactivism. Enactivism maintains that consciousness and all subjective thoughts and feelings arise from an organism's attempts to use its environment in the service of purposeful action. The authors admit that their perspective presents many problems: How does one distinguish real action from reaction? Is it scientifically acceptable to say that the whole organism can use its parts, instead of being a mere s
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxx, 267 pages)
- Contents
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- Introduction: Searching for the covert agent of consciousness
- The devil's pact (or, why the hard problem is now so hard)
- Action at the macro level: an agent-based theory of intentionality
- Action imagery and representation of the external world
- Do we need an emergency metaphysician?: action versus reaction at the micro level
- Herding neurons: the causal structure of self-organizing systems
- The paradoxes of phenomenal consciousness
- The self-organizing imagination: addressing the mind-body problem
- Introspection and private access
- Action imagery and the role of efference
- Connecting physiology with phenomenology
- Isbn
- 9780812697117
- Label
- How the mind uses the brain : (to move the body and image the universe)
- Title
- How the mind uses the brain
- Title remainder
- (to move the body and image the universe)
- Statement of responsibility
- Ralph D. Ellis and Natika Newton
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The nature of consciousness and the relationship between the mind and brain have become the most hotly debated topics in philosophy. This book explains and argues for a new approach called enactivism. Enactivism maintains that consciousness and all subjective thoughts and feelings arise from an organism's attempts to use its environment in the service of purposeful action. The authors admit that their perspective presents many problems: How does one distinguish real action from reaction? Is it scientifically acceptable to say that the whole organism can use its parts, instead of being a mere s
- Cataloging source
- E7B
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ellis, Ralph D
- Dewey number
- 128/.2
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- B105.C477
- LC item number
- E45 2010eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Newton, Natika
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Consciousness
- Cognition
- PHILOSOPHY
- Cognition
- Consciousness
- Label
- How the mind uses the brain : (to move the body and image the universe), Ralph D. Ellis and Natika Newton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Searching for the covert agent of consciousness -- The devil's pact (or, why the hard problem is now so hard) -- Action at the macro level: an agent-based theory of intentionality -- Action imagery and representation of the external world -- Do we need an emergency metaphysician?: action versus reaction at the micro level -- Herding neurons: the causal structure of self-organizing systems -- The paradoxes of phenomenal consciousness -- The self-organizing imagination: addressing the mind-body problem -- Introspection and private access -- Action imagery and the role of efference -- Connecting physiology with phenomenology
- Control code
- 797816013
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxx, 267 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780812697117
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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- 4e72366a-2084-4b91-a48d-a0d821fda39a
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)797816013
- Label
- How the mind uses the brain : (to move the body and image the universe), Ralph D. Ellis and Natika Newton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Searching for the covert agent of consciousness -- The devil's pact (or, why the hard problem is now so hard) -- Action at the macro level: an agent-based theory of intentionality -- Action imagery and representation of the external world -- Do we need an emergency metaphysician?: action versus reaction at the micro level -- Herding neurons: the causal structure of self-organizing systems -- The paradoxes of phenomenal consciousness -- The self-organizing imagination: addressing the mind-body problem -- Introspection and private access -- Action imagery and the role of efference -- Connecting physiology with phenomenology
- Control code
- 797816013
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxx, 267 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780812697117
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 4e72366a-2084-4b91-a48d-a0d821fda39a
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)797816013
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