What makes us think? : a neuroscientist and a philosopher argue about ethics, human nature, and the brain / Jean-Pierre Changeux and Paul Ricoeur ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise.

Author/creator Changeux, Jean-Pierre
Other author Ricœur, Paul.
Format Book
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2000.
Descriptionx, 335 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleCe qui nous fait penser. English
Contents A necessary encounter -- Body and mind: in search of a common discourse -- The neuronal model and the test of experience -- Consciousness of oneself and of others -- The origins of morality -- Desire and norms -- Ethical universality and cultural conflict.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [313]-326) and index.
LCCN 00024827
ISBN0691009406 (alk. paper)