Bibliograph

Wider than the sky, the phenomenal gift of consciousness, Gerald M. Edelman

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Wider than the sky, the phenomenal gift of consciousness, Gerald M. Edelman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-185) and index

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wider than the sky

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

53096819

Responsibility statement

Gerald M. Edelman

Sub title

the phenomenal gift of consciousness

Table Of Contents

The mind of man: completing Darwin's program -- Consciousness: the remembered present -- Elements of the brain -- Neural Darwinism: a global brain theory -- The mechanisms of consciousness -- Wider than the sky: qualia, unity, and complexity -- Consciousness and causation: the phenomenal transform -- The conscious and the nonconscious: automaticity and attention -- Higher-order consciousness and representation -- Theory and the properties of consciousness -- Identity: the self, mortality, and value -- Mind and body: some consequences

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