Taylor, John.
The mind : a user's manual / John Taylor. - England : John Wiley, 2006. - xvi, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Introduction: why a mind-user's manual? -- Part I: Beware the ides of mind: 1. What's in your mind? - 2. Defining your mind - 3. A guide to mind-user's manuals - 4. Wrapped in religion - 5. Drugged to death - 6. Adrift in the asylum - 7. Fooled by feelings - 8. The mind user's manual prerequisites -- Part II: Consciousness takes control: 9. Consciousness to the rescue - 10. Paying attention - 11. Attention as control - 12. Speeding up to consciousness - 13. Through attention to conciousness - 14. Relations -- Part III: Implications: 15. Distorted consciousness - 16. Damaged consciousness - 17. Distorting consciousness - 18. Does free will exist? -- Part IV: Improving the mind: 19. Implications for society - 20. Training attention - 21. Infants and children - 22. Inside the minds of animals - 23. Building a mechanical mind - 24. A proper mind-user's manual - Index.
0470022221 (pbk.)
Brain
Consciousness.
128.2 / TAY
The mind : a user's manual / John Taylor. - England : John Wiley, 2006. - xvi, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Introduction: why a mind-user's manual? -- Part I: Beware the ides of mind: 1. What's in your mind? - 2. Defining your mind - 3. A guide to mind-user's manuals - 4. Wrapped in religion - 5. Drugged to death - 6. Adrift in the asylum - 7. Fooled by feelings - 8. The mind user's manual prerequisites -- Part II: Consciousness takes control: 9. Consciousness to the rescue - 10. Paying attention - 11. Attention as control - 12. Speeding up to consciousness - 13. Through attention to conciousness - 14. Relations -- Part III: Implications: 15. Distorted consciousness - 16. Damaged consciousness - 17. Distorting consciousness - 18. Does free will exist? -- Part IV: Improving the mind: 19. Implications for society - 20. Training attention - 21. Infants and children - 22. Inside the minds of animals - 23. Building a mechanical mind - 24. A proper mind-user's manual - Index.
0470022221 (pbk.)
Brain
Consciousness.
128.2 / TAY