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- catalog abstract ""What is consciousness? What does it mean to be self-knowing? What is free will and does it exist? How do we fit into the scheme of things? Questions such as these have puzzled philosophers and scientists for thousands of years. In The Crucible of Consciousness, Zoltan Torey addresses these powerful universal questions, and in doing so delves into the heart of what it means to be human. He sets out to clarify the brain-mind-consciousness problem, a debate of far-reaching significance at the cutting edge of modern thought."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Subtitle on cover: Personal exploration of the conscious mind".
- catalog contributor b10949295.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""What is consciousness? What does it mean to be self-knowing? What is free will and does it exist? How do we fit into the scheme of things? Questions such as these have puzzled philosophers and scientists for thousands of years. In The Crucible of Consciousness, Zoltan Torey addresses these powerful universal questions, and in doing so delves into the heart of what it means to be human. He sets out to clarify the brain-mind-consciousness problem, a debate of far-reaching significance at the cutting edge of modern thought."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-258) and index.".
- catalog description "Perspective -- 1. The Emergence of the Human Brain -- 2. Adaptive Changes for Speech and Thought -- 3. The Evolution of Language -- 4. More about Language -- 5. Self-Accessibility -- 6. Reflection: The Key to Human Awareness -- 7. The Mind-System -- 8. The Mind Versus the Computer -- 9. Evolution: The Model of the Loaded Dice -- 10. Between the Quantum and the Cosmos.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 273 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Crucible of consciousness.".
- catalog identifier "0195508726".
- catalog isFormatOf "Crucible of consciousness.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog relation "Crucible of consciousness.".
- catalog subject "153 21".
- catalog subject "BF311 .T655 1999".
- catalog subject "Cognition.".
- catalog subject "Consciousness.".
- catalog subject "Cosmology.".
- catalog subject "Evolution.".
- catalog subject "Neurosciences.".
- catalog subject "Psycholinguistics.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Perspective -- 1. The Emergence of the Human Brain -- 2. Adaptive Changes for Speech and Thought -- 3. The Evolution of Language -- 4. More about Language -- 5. Self-Accessibility -- 6. Reflection: The Key to Human Awareness -- 7. The Mind-System -- 8. The Mind Versus the Computer -- 9. Evolution: The Model of the Loaded Dice -- 10. Between the Quantum and the Cosmos.".
- catalog title "Subtitle on cover: Personal exploration of the conscious mind".
- catalog title "The crucible of consciousness / Zoltan Torey.".
- catalog type "text".