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Philosophy of mind /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Publishers,
2012.
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| Colección: | World philosophy series.
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| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PHILOSOPHY OF MIND; PHILOSOPHY OF MIND; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Hope and Belief; Abstract; Introduction; Positions on the Cognitive Condition; My View; Hope and the Future; Belief as Affirmation; Concepts of Subjective Uncertainty; An Objection; "Ass(Q) (0 and(1" Is Redundant; Problems with Day's View of Belief and the Justification of Belief as Affirmation; The Need for Belief as Affirmation; Day's Justification for His View of Belief Is Inadequate; Answering Day's Challenge.
- Implications for Kant's Moral Argument for the Existence of GodA Standard Objection to Kant's Argument; Nevertheless Kant's Argument Shows that Agents may Not be Atheists; But This Does Not Entail that Agents Must Believe that God Exists; Theism Is Also Incompatible with the Idea that Agents Are Bound by the Moral Law; The Implication is that Agents must be "Hopeful" Agnostics; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: How Consciousness Builds the Subject through Relating; Abstract; Introduction; Consciousness Plays a Role in Our Behaviour.
- From an Information-Processing to a Person Approach to ConsciousnessThe Sense of Self; The Main Activity that Consciousness Allows a Person to Do; The Underlying Mechanism of Consciousness; Consciousness Creates Orders; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: An Analysis of the Neurophysiological Effects of Qigong on the Mind; Abstract; Introduction; Stress Related Illnesses; A Way Out
- Mindful Exercise; Qigong and Its Significance; Neurophysiological Effects of Qigong; Methods; Data Sources and Search Strategies; Data Analysis; Results; Discussion.
- Neurological Effects of Qigong on Brain ActivityQigong and Resting State; Qigong and Sleeping State; Concentrative Qigong (CQ) and Non-Concentrative Qigong (NCQ); Implications from Neuroelectrical Findings; Possible Bi-Directional Regulatory Effects of Qigong; Neurological Effect of Qigong on Hypothalamic-Pituitary -; Adrenal (HPA) System; Neurological Effect of Qigong on Individual Psychological Traits; Personality; Sensory Processing and Intellectual Ability; Conclusion and Limitations; References.
- Chapter 4: The Conscious Mind and the Unconscious Mind: A Decision Theory Analysis with Implications for Society, Religion and DiseaseAbstract; Introduction; Decisions; Non Conscious Decisions; Conscious Decisions; Language; Morals; Happiness; Beauty; Religion; Psychological Medicine; Depression; Psychosis; Discussion; References; Chapter 5: Mind Is Culturally Constrained, Not Culturally Shaped; Abstract; 1. A "Neurobiological" Mind?; 2. A "Cultural" Mind?; 3. A Mind between Neurobiology and Culture; References; Chapter 6: Computation in Mind; Abstract; Introduction; Mind and Science.