Anthropology of the Brain: Consciousness, Culture, and Free Will - Softcover

Bartra, Roger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107629829 ISBN 13: 9781107629820

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

In this unique exploration of the mysteries of the human brain, Roger Bartra shows that consciousness is a phenomenon that occurs not only in the mind but also in an external network, a symbolic system. He argues that the symbolic systems created by humans in art, language, in cooking or in dress, are the key to understanding human consciousness. Placing culture at the centre of his analysis, Bartra brings together findings from anthropology and cognitive science and offers an original vision of the continuity between the brain and its symbolic environment. The book is essential reading for neurologists, cognitive scientists and anthropologists alike.

About this title

Book Description:

This unique book shows that consciousness is a phenomenon that occurs not only in the mind but also in an external network, a symbolic system. He argues that the symbolic systems created by humans in art, language, in cooking or in dress, are the key to understanding human consciousness.

About the Author:

Roger Bartra is Professor Emeritus at the University of Mexico (UNAM) and an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107629829
• ISBN 13: 9781107629820
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208