The escape of the mind [electronic resource] / Howard Rachlin.

By: Rachlin, Howard, 1935- [author.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014 Description: 1 online resource (215 pages) ; chartsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190219536 (eISBN)Subject(s): Mind and body | Self-control | Philosophy of mind | Cognitive psychologyAdditional physical formats: Print version :: No titleLOC classification: BF161 .R2293 2014Online resources: e-book Full-text access Summary: This title argues that, in developing techniques of self-control and social cooperation, it is useful to question the almost universally accepted belief that our minds exist inside our bodies. We should look for our minds neither in our introspections nor in our brains, but in our long-term behavioural patterns.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index (209-214).

This title argues that, in developing techniques of self-control and social cooperation, it is useful to question the almost universally accepted belief that our minds exist inside our bodies. We should look for our minds neither in our introspections nor in our brains, but in our long-term behavioural patterns.

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