Consciousness, Self-Consciousness, and the Science of Being Human

Questions about the nature and origin of human conscious experience are notorious for being both intriguing and intractable-thus leading to a proliferation of books on the topic. This short volume by [Locke] (Harvard Medical School) attempts to synthesize ideas on consciousness from a wide range of...

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Published in:	CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries Vol. 45; no. 12; p. 2180
Main Author:	Huettel, S.A
Format:	Book Review
Language:	English
Published:	Middletown American Library Association CHOICE 01-08-2008 American Library Association dba CHOICE
Subjects:	Consciousness Locke, Simeon Nonfiction Psychology
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Summary:	Questions about the nature and origin of human conscious experience are notorious for being both intriguing and intractable-thus leading to a proliferation of books on the topic. This short volume by [Locke] (Harvard Medical School) attempts to synthesize ideas on consciousness from a wide range of disciplines. It begins with brief chapters on standard topics of anatomy, evolution, and development and progresses to specific aspects of consciousness.
ISSN:	0009-4978 1943-5975