Thought
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Tim Bayne
Edition: First edition.
Series: Very short introductions -- 343; Very short introductions -- 343.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780199601721
Subjects: Thought and thinking
Description: "In this lively Very Short Introduction, Tim Bayne explores the nature of thought. Drawing on research from philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and anthropology, he examines what we know--and what we don't know--about one of the defining features of human nature: our capacity for thought."--Page 2 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical reference and index.
Table of contents: title: What is thought?; title: The mechanical mind; title: The inner sanctum; title: Brute thought; title: 'They don't think like we do'; title: Thought gone wrong; title: The ethics of thought; title: The limits of thought.