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1	Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves more books like this by Sharon Begley Is it really possible to change the structure and function of the brain, and in so doing alter how we think and feel? The answer is a resounding yes. In late 2004, leading Western scientists joined the Dalai Lama at his home in Dharamsala, India, to address this very question-and in the process brought about a revolution in our understanding of ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $8.61! \| first editions \| SVS
2	I Am a Strange Loop more books like this by Douglas R Hofstadter This is Douglas R Hofstadter's long-awaited return to the themes of "Godel", "Escher", "Bach" - an original and controversial view of the nature of consciousness and identity. Why do we say "I"? Can thought arise out of matter? By "thought" we mean not mere calculation, the manipulation of algorithms and patterns according to fixed rules, but ... see all copies from $2.20! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Construction of social reality more books like this by John R. Searle 'John Searle has a distinctive intellectual style. It combines razor-sharp analysis with a swaggering chip-on-the-shoulder impudence that many of his opponents might find intolerably abrasive were it not for the good humour that pervades all he writes. This is a man who likes a good philosophical brawl.'New Scientist see all copies from $5.98! new only from $5.98! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Concept of Mind more books like this by Gilbert Ryle IntroductionI. Descartes' Myth1. The Official Doctrine2. The Absurdity of the Official Doctrine3. The Origin of the Category Mistake4. Historical NoteII. Knowing How and Knowing That1. Foreword2. Intelligence and Intellect3. Knowing How and Knowing That4. The Motives of the Intellectualist Legend5. 'In My Head'6. The Positive Account of Knowing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Philosophy in the Flesh more books like this by George Lakoff, Mark Johnson, Ph.D. Three major findings of cognitive science cast doubt on the past 2,500 years of Western philosophy. Lakoff and Johnson propose to rebuild philosophy from the ground up, starting from clearly known facts about the mind. . In this radical rebuilding of Western philosophy from a scientific basis, Lakoff and Johnson first describe the kind of ... see all copies from $14.89! new only from $14.89! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Prometheus Rising more books like this by Robert Anton Wilson Imagine trying to make sense of Timothy Leary's eight neurological circuits, G.I. Gurdjieff's self-observations exercises, Alfred Korzybski's general semantics, Aleister Crowley's magical theorems, and the several disciplines of Yoga; not to mention Christian Science, relativity, quantum mechanics and many other approaches to understanding the ... see all copies from $14.42! new only from $14.42! \| SVS
7	Matter and Consciousness, Revised Edition: A Contemporary Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind more books like this by Paul M Churchland In "Matter and Consciousness, "Paul Churchland clearly presents the advantages and disadvantages of such difficult issues in philosophy of mind as behaviorism, reductive materialism, functionalism, and eliminative materialism. This new edition incorporates the striking developments that have taken place in neuroscience, cognitive science, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
8	Patterns in the Mind: Language and Human Nature more books like this by Ray Jackendoff What is it about the human mind that accounts for the fact that we can speak and understand a language? Why cant other creatures do the same? And what does this tell us about the rest of human abilities? Recent dramatic discoveries in linguistics and psychology provide intriguing answers to these age-old mysteries. In this fascinating book, Ray ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $10.93! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory more books like this by David J Chalmers What is consciousness? How do physical processes in the brain give rise to the self-aware mind and to feelings as profoundly varied as love or hate, aesthetic pleasure or spiritual yearning? These questions today are among the most hotly debated issues among scientists and philosophers, and we have seen in recent years superb volumes by such ... see all copies from $5.92! new only from $14.83! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Bright Air, Brilliant Fire: On the Matter of the Mind more books like this by Gerald M Edelman A nobel laureates revolutionary vision of how the mind originates in the brain. One of the worlds foremost brain scientists gives us a glimpse into the workings of the human brainthe most complex material object in the universe. He argues that biology will provide the key to understanding the brain and ultimately the mind. }We are on the verge of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Mind: A Brief Introduction more books like this by John R Searle "The philosophy of mind is unique among contemporary philosophical subjects," writes John Searle, "in that all of the most famous and influential theories are false." In "Mind", Searle dismantles these famous and influential theories as he presents a vividly written, comprehensive introduction to the mind. Here readers will find one of the world's ... see all copies from $11.29! new only from $16.00! \| SVS
12 view cover	Mind Into Matter: A New Alchemy of Science and Spirit more books like this by Fred Alan Wolf, PhD Alchemists of old attempted to make sense of the universe -- to discover the connection between mind and matter. Some of today's scientists, in particular quantum physicists, are doing the same. In his latest contribution to the study of consciousness, physicist Fred Alan Wolf reveals what he calls the new alchemy -- a melding of the ideas of the ... see all copies from $5.40! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Being There: Putting Brain, Body, and World Together Again more books like this by Andy Clark Brain, body and world are united in a complex dance of circular causation and extended computational activity. In "Being There", Andy Clark weaves these several threads into a whole and goes on to address foundational questions concerning the new tools and techniques needed to make sense of the emerging sciences of the embodied mind. Clark brings ... see all copies from $15.97! new only from $20.00! \| SVS
14 view cover	Thought as a System more books like this by David Bohm In this book, David Bohm takes as his subject the role of thought and knowledge, rejecting the notion that our thinking processes neutrally report on what is "out there" in an objective world. He explores the manner in which thought actively participates in forming our perceptions, our sense of meaning, and our daily actions. He suggests that ... see all copies from $12.19! new only from $18.98! \| SVS
15 view cover	Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology more books like this by Daniel C Dennett A collection of 17 essays exploring the central issues of the philosophy of the mind, and human interaction with psychology and evolutionary biology. This book questions the relationship between psychology and morality as well as exploring the concept of human intentionality. It argues that intentional attributes such as desires, goals, beliefs ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Rediscovery of the Mind more books like this by John R Searle In this work, John Searle launches an attack on current orthodoxies in the philosophy of mind. More than anything else, he argues, it is the neglect of consciousness that results in so much barrenness and sterility in psychology, the philosophy of mind, and cognitive science: there can be no study of mind that leaves out consciousness. What is ... see all copies from $3.80! new only from $9.21! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings more books like this by David John Chalmers What is the mind? Is consciousness a process in the brain? How do our minds represent the world? Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings is a grand tour of writings on these and other perplexing questions about the nature of the mind. The most comprehensive collection of its kind, the book includes sixty-three selections that ... see all copies from $37.42! new only from $49.48! \| SVS
18 view cover	On Nature and Language more books like this by Professor Noam Chomsky, Adriana Belletti (Editor), Luigi Razzi (Editor) Chomsky develops his thinking on the relation between language, mind and brain, integrating current research in linguistics into the burgeoning field of neuroscience. see all copies from $2.41! new only from $2.41! \| SVS
19 view cover	Dreaming Souls: Sleep, Dreams and the Evolution of the Conscious Mind more books like this by Owen J Flanagan What, if anything do dreams tell us about ourselves? What is the relationship between types of sleep and types of dreams? Does dreaming serve any purpose? Or are dreams simply meaningless mental noise--'unmusical fingers wandering over the piano keys'? With expertise in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, Owen Flanagan is uniquely ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $9.96! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Mindblindness: An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind more books like this by Simon Baron-Cohen This text presents a model of the evolution and development of "mindreading." It argues that we mindread all the time, automatically and, for the most part, unconsciously. It is the natural way in which we interpret, predict and participate in social behaviour and communication. People ascribe mental states to other people, states such as thoughts ... see all copies from $7.90! new only from $11.93! \| SVS
21 view cover	Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and Its Challenge to Western Thought more books like this by George Lakoff, Mark Johnson Three major findings of cognitive science cast doubt on the past 2,500 years of Western philosophy. Lakoff and Johnson propose to rebuild philosophy from the ground up, starting from clearly known facts about the mind. . In this radical rebuilding of Western philosophy from a scientific basis, Lakoff and Johnson first describe the kind of ... see all copies from $11.40! new only from $24.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Goodbye, Descartes: The End of Logic and the Search for a New Cosmology of the Mind more books like this by Keith J Devlin "[Goodbye, Descartes] is certain to attract attention and controversy..a fascinating journey to the edges of logical thinking and beyond." -Publishers Weekly (???) Critical Acclaim for Keith Devlin's Previous Book Mathematics: The Science of Patterns "A book such as this belongs in the personal library of everyone interested in learning about some ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.91! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Nature of Mind more books like this by Davdi M. Rosenthal, David M. Rosenthal (Editor) This anthology brings together readings mainly from contemporary philosophers, but also from writers of the past two centuries, on the philosophy of mind. Some of the main questions addressed are: is a human being really a mind in relation to a body; if so, what exactly is this mind and how it is related to the body; and are there any grounds for ... see all copies from $4.75! new only from $47.27! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Science of the Mind, 2nd Edition more books like this by Owen Flanagan Consciousness emerges as the key topic in this second edition of Owen Flanagan's popular introduction to cognitive science and the philosophy of psychology. in a new chapter Flanagan develops a neurophilosophical theory of subjective mental life. He brings recent developments in the theory of neuronal group selection and connectionism to bear on ... see all copies from $3.43! new only from $25.41! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution more books like this by Ray Jackendoff Already hailed as a masterpiece, Foundations of Language offers a brilliant overhaul of the last thirty-five years of research in generative linguistics and related fields. "Few books really deserve the cliche 'this should be read by every researcher in the field'," writes Steven Pinker, author of The Language Instinct, "but Ray Jackendoff's ... see all copies from $8.12! new only from $16.95! \| first editions \| SVS

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