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BL
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597306
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b426525
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| Main Entry
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Churchland, Patricia Smith.
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| Title & Author
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Touching a nerve : : the self as brain /\ Patricia S. Churchland.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition.
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304 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780393058321
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: 0393058328
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-291) and index.
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| Contents
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Me, myself, and my brain -- Soul searching -- My heavens -- The brains behind morality -- Aggression and sex -- Such a lovely war -- Free will, habits, and self-control -- Hidden cognition -- The conscious life extended -- Balancing act -- Notes -- Index.
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| Abstract
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Describes the latest research in human brain function, consciousness, sensory experience, and memory, and discusses the ethical and philosophical dilemmas that can result from these new insights.
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Neuropsychology-- Philosophy.
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Cognitive science-- Philosophy.
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Brain.
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Neuropsychology.
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Brain.
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Cognitive Science.
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Philosophy.
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| Dewey Classification
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612.8
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| LC Classification
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QP360.C485 2013
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