The Phenomenological Mind: An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive ScienceThe Phenomenological Mind is the first book to properly introduce fundamental questions about the mind from the perspective of phenomenology. Key questions and topics covered include:
Interesting and important examples are used throughout, including phantom limb syndrome, blindsight and self-disorders in schizophrenia, making The Phenomenological Mind an ideal introduction to key concepts in phenomenology, cognitive science and philosophy of mind. |
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activity analysis analytic philosophy approach argues aspects awareness behaviour beliefs blindsight bodily movement body brain Chapter claim cognitive sciences concept consciousness Dennett distinction Edmund Husserl embodied empirical environment Evan Thompson example existence experienced experiential experimental external fact first-person perspective Francisco Varela Gallagher given Heidegger heterophenomenology higher-order Husserl ibid idea intentional action intentional object intentionality interpretation intersubjective introspection investigation involves kind means memory mental Merleau-Ponty 1962 mirror neurons motor move narrative nature neural neuronal neuroscience noema non-conscious notion one’s perceive perception person phenomenal phenomenal consciousness phenomenology philosophical philosophy of mind possible pre-reflective self-consciousness precisely present problem processes proprioceptive protention psychology question recent reference reflection relation representation Sartre scientific self-experience sense of agency sense of ownership sensory simply simulation social spatial specific structure sub-personal temporal theory of mind things third-person thought understanding Varela visual visual perception Zahavi