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What makes us think? : a neuroscientist and a philosopher argue about ethics, human nature, and the brain / Jean-Pierre Changeux and Paul Ricoeur ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise

Catalog Data

Author:
Changeux, Jean-Pierre  Search this
Ricœur, Paul  Search this
Subject:
Changeux, Jean-Pierre  Search this
Ricœur, Paul  Search this
Physical description:
x, 335 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Interviews
Place:
France
Date:
2000
C2000
Contents:
A necessary encounter -- Body and mind: in search of a common discourse -- The neuronal model and the test of experience -- Consciousness of oneself and of others -- The origins of morality -- Desire and norms -- Ethical universality and cultural conflict
Topic:
Ethics  Search this
Neuropsychology  Search this
Neuroscientists  Search this
Philosophers  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_609001