The Living Mind: From Psyche to Consciousness

Category	Psychology
Author	Richard Dien Winfield
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published	2011-07-07
Language	English
ISBN10	1442211555
ISBN13	9781442211551
Tags	consciousness intelligence living mind psyche
Description	As enthusiasm for computational models of the mind has waned and the revolution in neuroscience has progressed, attention in philosophy and cognitive science has shifted toward more biological approaches. The Living Mind establishes that mind cannot be immaterial or reduced to mechanistic or cybernetic processes, but must instead possess a subjectivity embodied in an animal organism. On this basis, the work proceeds to show why mind involves a pre-conscious psyche, a non-discursive consciousness and self-consciousness, and an intelligence overcoming the opposition of consciousness. In so doing, The Living Mind provides a detailed account of the psyche and consciousness, paving the way for conceiving the psychological enabling conditions of rational theory and practice.

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