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A skeptic's guide to the mind : what neuroscience can and cannot tell us about ourselves / Robert A. Burton, M.D.
| Author/creator | Burton, Robert Alan, 1941- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013. |
| Description | 264 pages ; 22 cm |
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| Abstract | "What if what we consider to be reason-based, deliberative judgment is really the product of involuntary mental sensations? In A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind, Dr. Robert Burton takes a close look at the key false assumptions that permeate the field of cognitive science and offers a new way of exploring how our brains generate thought. The essential paradox that drives this cutting-edge theory is that the same mechanisms that prevent understanding the mind also generate a sense that we can attain such understanding. In A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind, Burton presents his theory of the 'mental sensory system'--a system that generates the main components of consciousness: a sense of self, a sense of choice and free will, and how we make moral decisions. Bringing together anecdotes, practical thought experiments, and cutting-edge neuroscience to show how these various strands of thought and mental sensations interact, A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind offers a powerful tool for knowing what we can and cannot say about the mind; how to discern good from bad cognitive science studies; and most importantly, how to consider the moral implications of these studies. This is a pathbreaking model for considering the interaction between conscious and unconscious thought"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-253) and index. |
| LCCN | 2012041265 |
| ISBN | 9781250001856 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1250001854 (hardback) |