The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human ExperienceThe Embodied Mind provides a unique, sophisticated treatment of the spontaneous and reflective dimension of human experience. The authors argue that only by having a sense of common ground between mind in Science and mind in experience can our understanding of cognition be more complete. Toward that end, they develop a dialogue between cognitive science and Buddhist meditative psychology and situate it in relation to other traditions such as phenomenology and psychoanalysis. |
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User Review - Alex1952 - LibraryThingThis is a very "dense" book that would appeal to people a) with a lot of background in the philosophy of mind and b) looking for alternative approaches to those provided by western philosophy. However ... Read full review
Contents
1 | 3 |
2 | 15 |
3 | 37 |
4 | 59 |
5 | 85 |
6 | 105 |
7 | 133 |
8 | 147 |
10 | 217 |
11 | 237 |
Appendix A | 255 |
Appendix B | 256 |
Experiential Events Used in MindfulnessAwareness | 257 |
Appendix C | 259 |
Notes | 261 |
References | 279 |
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The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience Francisco J. Varela No preview available - 1993 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience The MIT Press |
| Authors | Francisco J. Varela, Eleanor Rosch, Evan Thompson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | MIT Press, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0262261235, 9780262261234 |
| Length | 328 pages |
| Subjects | › Psychology / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
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