An edition of Irreducible mind (2006)

Irreducible mind

toward a psychology for the 21st century

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An edition of Irreducible mind (2006)

Irreducible mind

toward a psychology for the 21st century

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Current mainstream opinion in psychology, neuroscience & philosophy of mind holds that all aspects of mind & consciousness are generated by physical processes occurring in brains. Views of this sort have dominated recent scholarly publication. The present volume, however, demonstrates empirically that this reductive materialism isn't only incomplete but false. The authors systematically marshal evidence for a variety of psychological phenomena that are extremely difficult, & in some cases clearly impossible, to account for in conventional physicalist terms. Topics addressed include phenomena of extreme psychophysical influence, memory, psychological automatisms & 2ndary personality, near-death experiences & allied phenomena, genius-level creativity, & mystical states of consciousness both spontaneous & drug-induced. The authors further show that these rogue phenomena are more readily accommodated by an alternative 'transmission' or 'filter' theory of mind/brain relations advanced over a century ago by a largely forgotten genius, F.W.H. Myers, & developed further by his friend & colleague Wm James. This theory, moreover, ratifies the commonsense conception of humans as causally effective conscious agents, & is fully compatible with leading-edge physics & neuroscience. The book should command the attention of all open-minded persons concerned with the still-unsolved mysteries of the mind.

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Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century
2009, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Cover of: Irreducible mind
Irreducible mind: toward a psychology for the 21st century
2007, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
in English
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Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century
September 2006, Jason Aronson
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Cover of: Irreducible Mind
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Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century
2006, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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xxxi, 800 p. ;
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