The escape of the mind /by Howard Rachlin.

Rachlin, Howard, 1935-

The escape of the mind /by Howard Rachlin. - New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Acknowledgements -- Preface -- The invention of the mind (Plato) -- Mind and body (Aristotle) -- The separation of mind and body (Saint Augustine) -- The imprisonment of the mind (Descartes) -- The law of specific nerve energies (Müller) -- The re-emergence of the mind : extended cognition -- The evolution of altruism and self-control -- Teleological analysis of altruism and self-control -- Consciousness and behavior -- How to make IBM's computer watson human -- Commentaries: -- From contemporary philosophy of mind (McDowell) -- From radical behaviorism (Schlinger) -- Author's reply -- Shaping the coherent self : a moral achievement.



9780199322367


Mind and body.
Self-control.
Philosophy of mind.
Cognitive psychology.


Electronic Books.

BF161 / .E833 2014