Being Brains
Making the Cerebral Subject
This interesting, informative, and provocative book explores the pervasive influence of neuroscience and the view that we are essentially our brains (History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences). Being Brains offers a critical exploration of neurocentrism, the belief that we are our brains, which came to prominence in the 1990s. Encouraged by advances in neuroimaging, the humanities and social sciences have gravitated toward the brain as well, developing neuro-subspecialties in fields such as anthropology, aesthetics, education, history, law, sociology, and theology. Even in the business world, dubious enterprises such as neuromarketing and…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Ortega, Francisco
- ISBN: 978-0-8232-7608-0
- EAN: 9780823276080
- Produktnummer: 29474400
- Verlag: Fordham University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'296 KB
Über den Autor
Francisco Ortega is Professor at the Institute for Social Medicine and Research Coordinator of the Rio Center for Global Health at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is also Visiting Professor at the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at King¿s College, London.
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