The Embodied Mind

The Embodied Mind
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 0262261235
ISBN-13 : 9780262261234
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Book Synopsis The Embodied Mind by : Francisco J. Varela

Download or read book The Embodied Mind written by Francisco J. Varela and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1992-11-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Embodied Mind provides a unique, sophisticated treatment of the spontaneous and reflective dimension of human experience. The authors argue that only by having a sense of common ground between mind in Science and mind in experience can our understanding of cognition be more complete. Toward that end, they develop a dialogue between cognitive science and Buddhist meditative psychology and situate it in relation to other traditions such as phenomenology and psychoanalysis.


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