Picturing the Mind
Consciousness Through the Lens of Evolution
$77.65
- Hardcover
184 pages
- Release Date
22 February 2022
Summary
Consciousness in all its possible human and nonhuman varieties, explored through words and images.
What is consciousness, and who (or what) is conscious—humans, nonhumans, nonliving beings? How did consciousness evolve? Picturing the Mind pursues these questions through a series of “vistas”—short, engaging texts by Simona Ginsburg and Eva Jablonka, accompanied by Anna Zeligowski’s lively illustrations.
Taking an evolutionary perspective, Ginsburg and Jablonka suggest …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262046756 |
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| ISBN-10: | 026204675X |
| Author: | Simona Ginsburg, Eva Jablonka |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| Release Date: | 22 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 203mm |
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About The Author
Simona Ginsburg
Simona Ginsburg is Associate Professor at the Open University of Israel, where she developed and headed the MA Program in Biological Thought.
Eva Jablonka is Professor at the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas at Tel Aviv University. Ginsburg and Jablonka are coauthors of The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul- Learning and the Origins of Consciousness (MIT Press).
Anna Zeligowski is an artist and physician. Her illustrations have appeared in numerous books and articles on scientific subjects.
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