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Consciousness Reconsidered by Owen Flanagan
$16.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Bradford Bks. | Reading Level: very good
Consciousness is neither miraculous nor ultimately mysterious. In this broad, entertaining, and persuasive account Owen Flanagan argues that we are on the way to understanding consciousness and its place in the natural order. No aspect of consciousness escapes Flanagan's probe. Qualia, self-consciousnes ...Show more
Darwinian Dominion: Animal Welfare and Human Interests by Lewis F. Petrinovich
$20.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Bradford Bks. | Reading Level: very good
The controversial subject of this book is the permissible use of animals by humans. Lewis Petrinovich argues that humans have a set of cognitive abilities, developing from a suite of emotional attachments, that make them unique among species. Although other animals can think, suffer, and have needs, the ...Show more
The Body and the Self by Jose Luis Bermudez (Editor); Naomi Eilan (Editor); Anthony Marcel (Editor)
$16.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Bradford Bks. | Reading Level: good-very good
The Body and the Self brings together recent work by philosophers and psychologists on the nature of self-consciousness, the nature of bodily awareness, and the relation between the two. The central problem addressed is How is our grasp of ourselves as one object among others underpinned by the ways in ...Show more
The Modularity of Mind by Jerry A. Fodor
$14.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Bradford Bks. | Reading Level: very good
This study synthesizes current information from the various fields of cognitive science in support of a new and exciting theory of mind. Most psychologists study horizontal processes like memory and information flow; Fodor postulates a vertical and modular psychological organization underlying biologica ...Show more
The Origins of Music by Nils L. Wallin (Editor); Björn Merker (Editor); Steven Brown (Editor)
$45.00 NZD
Category: rare & collectable | Series: Bradford Bks. | Reading Level: very good
The book can be viewed as representing the birth of evolutionary biomusicology. What biological and cognitive forces have shaped humankind's musical behavior and the rich global repertoire of musical structures? What is music for, and why does every human culture have it? What are the universal features ...Show more
World Changes - Thomas Kuhn and the Nature of Science by Paul Horwich (Editor)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Bradford Bks. | Reading Level: ver good
Thomas Kuhn is perhaps the most widely known and influential philosopher of science of our time. Inspired by his contributions, these twelve original essays address central aspects of Kuhn's thoughtThomas Kuhn is perhaps the most widely known and influential philosopher of science of our time. His book ...Show more
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