The Brain and the Meaning of Life / / Paul Thagard.
Why is life worth living? What makes actions right or wrong? What is reality and how do we know it? The Brain and the Meaning of Life draws on research in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience to answer some of the most pressing questions about life's nature and value. Paul Thagard argues th...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 12 line illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One. We All Need Wisdom
- Chapter Two. Evidence Beats Faith
- Chapter Three. Minds are Brains
- Chapter Four. How Brains Know Reality
- Chapter Five. How Brains Feel Emotions
- Chapter Six. How Brains Decide
- Chapter Seven. Why Life Is Worth Living
- Chapter Eight. Needs and Hopes
- Chapter Nine. Ethical Brains
- Chapter Ten. Making Sense Of It All
- Notes
- Glossary
- References
- Index