Neuroscience and Philosophy: Brain, Mind, and Language.(Brief article)

The discipline of neuroscience has provided some of the most remarkable and thought-provoking advances in modern science. Yet, as argued in this short volume, these successes may rest on philosophically shaky ground. This book takes as its starting point a prior work, Philosophical Foundations of Ne...

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Published in:	CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries Vol. 45; no. 8; p. 1362
Main Author:	Huettel, S.A
Format:	Book Review
Language:	English
Published:	Middletown American Library Association CHOICE 01-04-2008 American Library Association dba CHOICE
Subjects:	Bennett, Maxwell Neurosciences Nonfiction Philosophy
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Summary:	The discipline of neuroscience has provided some of the most remarkable and thought-provoking advances in modern science. Yet, as argued in this short volume, these successes may rest on philosophically shaky ground. This book takes as its starting point a prior work, Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience, from two of the current co-authors, [Maxwell Bennett] (Univ. of Sydney) and Peter M. S. Hacker (St. John's College, Oxford, UK).
ISSN:	0009-4978 1943-5975