The Matter of the Mind

Philosophical Essays on Psychology, Neuroscience and Reduction

344 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Matter of the Mind addresses and illuminates the relationship between psychology and neuroscience by focusing on the topic of reduction. - Written by leading philosophers in the field - Discusses recent theorizing in the mind-brain sciences and reviews and weighs the evidence in favour of reductionism against the backdrop of recent important advances within psychology and the neurosciences - Collects the latest work on central topics where neuroscience is now making inroads in traditional psychological terrain, such as adaptive behaviour, reward systems, consciousness, and social cognition.

• ISBN: 9781444350869
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.05.2012
• Größe: 229 x 150 mm
• Verlag: Wiley
• Herausgegeben von: Maurice Schouten, Huib Looren de Jong