John C. Eccles

Evolution of the Brain

Creation of the Self

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Sir John Eccles tells the story of how we came to be, not only as animals at the end of the hominid evolutionary line, but also as humans possessed of reflective consciousness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9781138133310
• ISBN-10: 1138133310
• Artikelnr.: 44146109

Autorenporträt

Sir John Eccles has written many books on the development of the human brain.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Biological
evolution. The general story of human evolution. Evolution of hominid
brain: bipedality; agility. Linguistic communication in hominid evolution.
Cerebral limbic system in relation to the evolution of the reproductive and
emotional systems. Visuo-motor evolution: artistic creativity. Evolution of
learning and memory. The mind-brain problem in evolution. The self and its
brain. The human person. Addendum. References. Subject index and Glossary.

Rezensionen

'An extraordinary achievement, and an excellent book.' - Sir Karl Popper

'A valuable contribution to a debate of considerable significance.' - Dr John Polkinghorne, Queen's College, Cambridge

'Epoch-making book ... a monumental achievement of synthesis and analysis, a fitting culmination to a lifetime devoted to understanding the human brain and the nature of the self.' - The Scientific and Medical Network