Microgenetic Theory and Process Thought

Jason W Brown

ISBN 10: 1845407695 / ISBN 13: 9781845407698

Published by Imprint Academic Mär 2015, 2015

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Neuware - The chapters in this volume attempt to establish some foundational principles of a theory of the mind/brain grounded in evolutionary and process theory. From this standpoint, the book discusses some main problems in philosophical psychology, including the nature and origins of the mind/brain state, experience and consciousness, feeling, subjective time and free will. The approach - that of microgenesis - holds that formative phases in the generation of the mental state are the primary focus of explanation, not the assumed properties of logical solids. For microgenesis, the process leading to a conscious end point is, together with the final content, part of an epochal state, the outcome of which, an act, object or word, incorporates earlier segments of that series, such as value, meaning and belief.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Microgenetic Theory and Process Thought
• Publisher: Imprint Academic Mär 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845407695
• ISBN 13: 9781845407698
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 233W x 154H x 17D millimeters 233 millimeters width by 154 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 350 grams

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Synopsis

The chapters in this volume attempt to establish some foundational principles of a theory of the mind/brain grounded in evolutionary and process theory. From this standpoint, the book discusses some main problems in philosophical psychology, including the nature and origins of the mind/brain state, experience and consciousness, feeling, subjective time and free will. The approach -- that of microgenesis -- holds that formative phases in the generation of the mental state are the primary focus of explanation, not the assumed properties of logical solids. For microgenesis, the process leading to a conscious end point is, together with the final content, part of an epochal state, the outcome of which, an act, object or word, incorporates earlier segments of that series, such as value, meaning and belief.

About the Author

Jason Brown is a behavioural neurologist and, for over 30 years, Clinical Professor of Neurology at New York University Medical Center. He has authored 13 books and over 200 articles on disorders of language and cognition with brain damage and other topics in neuropsychology. In his microgenetic theory, he extends insights from clinical study to topics in the philosophy of mind.