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The Biological Mind

by Alan Jasanoff
Paul Boehmer
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To many, the brain is the seat of personal identity and autonomy. But the way we talk about the brain is often rooted more in mystical conceptions of the soul than in scientific fact. This blinds us to the physical realities of mental function. We ignore bodily influences on our psychology, from chemicals in the blood to bacteria in the gut, and overlook the ways that the environment affects our behavior, via factors varying from subconscious sights and sounds to the weather. As a result, we alternately overestimate our capacity for free will or equate brains to inorganic machines like computers. But a brain is neither a soul nor an electrical network: it is a bodily organ, and it cannot be separated from its surroundings. Our selves aren't just inside our heads-they're spread throughout our bodies and beyond. Only once we come to terms with this can we grasp the true nature of our humanity.
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Publisher: Ascent Audio Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781469097978
  • File size: 307785 KB
  • Release date: March 13, 2018
  • Duration: 10:41:13

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  • ISBN: 9781469097978
  • File size: 307800 KB
  • Release date: March 13, 2018
  • Duration: 10:44:09
  • Number of parts: 11

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Psychology Science Nonfiction

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To many, the brain is the seat of personal identity and autonomy. But the way we talk about the brain is often rooted more in mystical conceptions of the soul than in scientific fact. This blinds us to the physical realities of mental function. We ignore bodily influences on our psychology, from chemicals in the blood to bacteria in the gut, and overlook the ways that the environment affects our behavior, via factors varying from subconscious sights and sounds to the weather. As a result, we alternately overestimate our capacity for free will or equate brains to inorganic machines like computers. But a brain is neither a soul nor an electrical network: it is a bodily organ, and it cannot be separated from its surroundings. Our selves aren't just inside our heads-they're spread throughout our bodies and beyond. Only once we come to terms with this can we grasp the true nature of our humanity.
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Psychology Science Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Ascent Audio
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781469097978
    File size: 307785 KB
    Release date: March 13, 2018
    Duration: 10:41:13

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781469097978
    File size: 307800 KB
    Release date: March 13, 2018
    Duration: 10:44:09
    Number of parts: 11

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    OverDrive Listen audiobook
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  • Languages
    English