Self and the phenomenon of life
Subtitle: a biologist examines life from molecules to humanity
By: Ramon Lim
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Singapore; Hackensack, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9789813203778; 9789813203785
Subjects: Life (Biology); Philosophy; Self; Life; Ego
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Why self?; title: An astronaut's dilemma; title: Self and the beginning of life; title: The microbial self; title: The plant self; title: The animal self : molecular recognition; title: The animal self : neurobehavioral correlates; title: Self and conscious experience; title: Self and emotion; title: Self and memory; title: Self and free will; title: The expanded self : society as self; title: Self from within : the introspective self; title: Self, realities, and the transcendents; title: Epilogue : and the quest goes on; title: Appendix A. Neurotransmitter structures; title: Appendix B. Organization of the nervous system; title: Appendix C. Relative anatomical positions; title: Appendix D. Approaches to explore the brain.