The Biological Mind: A Philosophical Introduction

The Biological Mind: A Philosophical Introduction, 1 is a comprehensive biology reference published by Taylor & Francis. Description caption id="attachment_40632" align="alignright" width="200" The Biological Mind A Philosophical Introduction/caption by Justin Garson For some, biology explains all there is to know about the mind.

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- For some, biology explains all there is to know about the mind
- Yet many big questions remain: is the mind shaped by genes or the environment?
- If mental traits are the result of adaptations built up over thousands of years, as evolutionary psychologists claim, how can such claims be tested?
- If the mind is a machine, as biologists argue, how does it allow for something as complex as human consciousness?
- The Biological Mind: A Philosophical Introduction explores these questions and more, using the philosophy of biology to introduce and assess the nature of the mind
- Drawing on the four key themes of evolutionary biology; molecular biology and genetics; neuroscience; and biomedicine and psychiatry Justin Garson addresses the following key…

Product Details

Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Edition: 1
Format: Publisher PDF
File Size: 100 MB
ISBN: 9780415810289