| Thinking Matter: Consciousness from Aristotle to Putnam and Sartre Contributor(s): Catalano, Joseph S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415926653 ISBN-13: 9780415926652 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2000 Annotation: "Thinking Matter" is an original and provocative look at the nature of consciousness. While many contemporary philosophers have downplayed the significance of the body and subscribed to a brain/body dualism in human consciousness, Joseph S. Catalano argues that it is the "entire" fleshy body that thinks; the body of the dancer, the hands of the writer, and the eyes of the reader are not merely instruments of thought, but forms of thought itself. Calling for a thorough rethinking of philosophic traditions from Aristotle to Sartre, Catalano offers a holistic view of the bodily nature of consciousness--one that focuses on the total organic body rather than the brain alone. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Dewey: 110 |
| LCCN: 99049935 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.99" W x 9.01" (0.82 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |