The conscious mind / Zoltan L. Torey.
| Author/creator | Torey, Zoltan |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014] |
| Description | xii, 191 pages ; 18 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | The MIT Press essential knowledge series |
| Contents | Background to the brain: the identity of consciousness -- Neoteny: the breaking of the hominid impasse -- Nuts and bolts to build a language -- Cognitive bootstrapping: the epigenesis of language -- A device to move mountains: dual output, single focus -- Language: the Trojan horse of negative entropy -- What is this thing called mind? -- The alchemy of self-deception: introspection at work -- Functional autonomy: the triumph of evolutionary bootstrapping -- About the self: fiction and fact -- Unfinished business: skeletons in the cupboard -- At the edge of comprehension. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014003649 |
| ISBN | 9780262527101 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |