Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind Export

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TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:3444023 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3444023 N2 - How is life related to the mind? The question has long confounded philosophers and scientists, and it is this so-called explanatory gap between biological life and consciousness that Evan Thompson explores in _Mind in Life_. Thompson draws upon sources as diverse as molecular biology, evolutionary theory, artificial life, complex systems theory, neuroscience, psychology, Continental Phenomenology, and analytic philosophy to argue that mind and life are more continuous than has previously been accepted, and that current explanations do not adequately address the myriad facets of the biology and phenomenology of mind. Where there is life, Thompson argues, there is mind: life and mind share common principles of self-organization, and the self- organizing features of mind are an enriched version of the self-organizing features of life. Rather than trying to close the explanatory gap, Thompson marshals philosophical and scientific analyses to bring unprecedented insight to the nature of life and consciousness. This synthesis of phenomenology and biology helps make _Mind in Life_ a vital and long-awaited addition to his landmark volume _The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience_ (coauthored with Eleanor Rosch and Francisco Varela). Endlessly interesting and accessible, _Mind in Life_ is a groundbreaking addition to the fields of the theory of the mind, life science, and phenomenology. SN - 0674025113 TI - Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind PB - Belknap Press KW - autopoiesis KW - biology KW - cell KW - life KW - mind KW - phenomenology KW - teleology AU - Thompson, Evan PY - 2007/04/30/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0674025113 ER -