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
Touching a Nerve: Our Brains, Our Selves
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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.
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