Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain

Author(s) : Patricia S. Churchland

Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain

Book Details

  • Publisher : W.W.Norton
  • Published : 2013
  • Cover : Hardback
  • Pages : 256
  • Category :
    Neuroscience
  • Catalogue No : 35124
  • ISBN 13 : 9780393058321
  • ISBN 10 : 9780393058

Also by Patricia S. Churchland

Hardback
£19.99
Usually despatched within 4-5 working days
Free UK Delivery over £25
Add to basket
Add to wishlist

There are currently no reviews
Be the first to review

Leave a review

This book explains what the latest brain research into consciousness, sensory experience, memory and free will can tell us about the enduring philosophical and ethical questions about what the self is, how our personalities are created and what determines our decisions and behaviour. As the author reveals, once we accept that our brains determine everything about who we are and how we experience the world, neuroscience offers new, critical insights into a fascinating range of ethical and philosophical dilemmas.

About the Author(s)

Patricia S. Churchland is a professor emerita of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship for her work in neurophilosophy, she lives in San Diego.

More titles by Patricia S. Churchland

Customer Reviews

Our customers have not yet reviewed this title. Be the first add your own review for this title.

Sign up for our new titles email   Sign up to our postal mailing list   Sign up for postal updates