Thinking matter : consciousness from Aristotle to Putnam and Sartre / Joseph S. Catalano.
"Thinking Matter is an original and provocative look at the nature of consciousness. While many contemporary philosophers have downplayed the significance of the body and subscribed to a brain/body dualism in human consciousness, Joseph S. Catalano argues that it is the entire fleshy body that...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2000.
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| Online Access: | SocINDEX with Full Text |
| Summary: | "Thinking Matter is an original and provocative look at the nature of consciousness. While many contemporary philosophers have downplayed the significance of the body and subscribed to a brain/body dualism in human consciousness, Joseph S. Catalano argues that it is the entire fleshy body that thinks; the body of the dancer, the hands of the writer, and the eyes of the reader are not merely instruments of thought, but forms of thought itself. Calling for a thorough rethinking of philosophic traditions from Aristotle to Sartre, Catalano offers a holistic view of the bodily nature of consciousness--one that focuses on the total organic body rather than the brain alone."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 224 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203903404 0585451559 1135958467 128035514X 9780203903407 9780585451558 9781135958466 9781280355141 |