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Bright Air, Brilliant Fire: On the Matter of the Mind

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Bright Air, Brilliant Fire: On the Matter of the Mind - Edelman, Gerald M.
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The author takes the reader on a tour that covers such topics as computers, evolution, Descartes, Schrodinger, and the nature of perception, language, and invididuality. He argues that biology provides the key to understanding the brain. Underlying his argument is the evolutionary view that the mind arose at a definite time in history. This book ponders connections between psychology and physics, medicine, philosophy, and more. Frequently contentious, Edelman attacks cognitive and behavioral approaches, which leave biology ...

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Bright Air, Brilliant Fire: On the Matter of the Mind 1994, Penguin Books Ltd, London

ISBN-13: 9780140172447

Mass-market paperback

Bright Air, Brilliant Fire: On the Matter of the Mind 1992, Basic Books, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780465052455

Hardcover

Bright Air, Brilliant Fire: On the Matter of the Mind 1992, Allen Lane, London

ISBN-13: 9780713990966

Hardcover