LEADER 02651nam 22005414a 450 001 9910807132803321 005 20230828200903.0 010 $a1-281-72262-6 010 $a9786611722623 010 $a0-300-13365-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000472191 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24393327 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000242854 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11188227 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242854 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10321613 035 $a(PQKB)11702065 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420107 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420107 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10170797 035 $a(OCoLC)923590225 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000472191 100 $a20060301d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSecond nature$b[electronic resource] $ebrain science and human knowledge /$fGerald M. Edelman 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-12039-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [173]-181) and index. 330 $bBurgeoning advancements in brain science are opening up new perspectives on how we acquire knowledge. Indeed, it is now possible to explore consciousnessthe very center of human concernby scientific means. In this illuminating book, Dr. Gerald M. Edelman offers a new theory of knowledge based on striking scientific findings about how the brain works. And he addresses the related compelling question: Does the latest research imply that all knowledge can be reduced to scientific description?Edelmans brain-based approach to knowledge has rich implications for our understanding of creativity, of the normal and abnormal functioning of the brain, and of the connections among the different ways we have of knowing. While the gulf between science and the humanities and their respective views of the world has seemed enormous in the past, the author shows that their differences can be dissolved by considering their origins in brain functions. He foresees a day when brain-based devices will be conscious, and he reflects on this and other fascinating ideas about how we come to know the world and ourselves. 606 $aBrain 606 $aNeurosciences 615 0$aBrain. 615 0$aNeurosciences. 676 $a612.8/2 700 $aEdelman$b Gerald M$082746 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807132803321 996 $aSecond nature$93988983 997 $aUNINA