Being Brains : Making the Cerebral Subject

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Sketches the history of the belief that human beings are essentially their brains, and documents and critically discusses its contemporary forms across a range of contexts, including mental health, the human sciences, and literature and film.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vidal, Fernando
Other Authors: Ortega, Francisco
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Philosophical anthropology.
Human beings.
Brain.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Humanism.
philosophical anthropology.
Homo sapiens (species)
brains.
Anthropologie philosophique.
Homme.
Cerveau.
Brain
Humans
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; To Begin With; 1. Genealogy of the Cerebral Subject; 2. Disciplines of the Neuro; 3. Cerebralizing Distress; 4. Brains on Screen and Paper; Up for Grabs
  • Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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