A History of the Mind: Evolution and the Birth of Consciousness

This book is a tour-de-force on how human consciousness may have evolved. From the "phantom pain" experienced by people who have lost their limbs to the uncanny faculty of "blindsight," Humphrey argues that raw sensations are central to all conscious states and that consciousness must have evolved, just like all other mental faculties, over time from our ancestors' bodily responses to pain and pleasure. '

Author: Nicholas Humphrey
Publisher: Copernicus Books
Published: 06/18/1999
Pages: 238
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.19h x 6.08w x 0.72d
ISBN13: 9780387987194
ISBN10: 0387987193
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects

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