Wider than the sky
Subtitle: the phenomenal gift of consciousness
By: Gerald M. Edelman
Publisher: Allen Lane/Penguin
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780713997330
Subjects: Consciousness; Physiological aspects; Brain; Physiology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-185) and index.
Table of contents: title: The mind of man: completing Darwin's program; title: Consciousness: the remembered present; title: Elements of the brain; title: Neural Darwinism: a global brain theory; title: The mechanisms of consciousness; title: Wider than the sky: qualia, unity, and complexity; title: Consciousness and causation: the phenomenal transform; title: The conscious and the nonconscious: automaticity and attention; title: Higher-order consciousness and representation; title: Theory and the properties of consciousness; title: Identity: the self, mortality, and value; title: Mind and body: some consequences.