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Autore |
Cohen Martin <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Mind games [[electronic resource] ] : 31 days to rediscover your brain / / Martin Cohen |
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Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-4443-4148-0 |
1-282-78370-X |
9786612783708 |
1-4443-2796-8 |
1-4443-2797-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (170 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Consciousness |
Thought experiments |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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MIND GAMES; Contents; Forward!; Acknowledgements; How To Use This Book; Week 1: Influencing the Reptile Mind; Week 2: Observing the Development of Little Minds; Week 3: Experiments in Practical Philosophy; Week 4: Miscellaneous Philosophical Investigations; Debriefing; Appendix A: Three Lines Test; Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This original and innovative book is an exploration of one of the key mysteries of the mind, the question of consciousness. Conducted through a one month course of both practical and entertaining 'thought experiments', these stimulating mind-games are used as a vehicle for investigating the complexities of the way the mind works.By turns, fun, eye-opening and intriguing approach to thinking about thinking, which contains inventive and engaging 'thought experiments' for the general readerIncludes specially drawn illustrations by the French avant-garde artist, Judit |
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