Format:
xiv, 301 pages
,
25 cm
ISBN:
9780300217360
Content:
"Kagan relies on the evidence to argue that thoughts and emotions are distinct from their biological and genetic bases. In separate chapters he deals with the meaning of words, kinds of knowing, the powerful influence of social class, the functions of education, emotion, morality, and other issues. And without fail he sheds light on these ideas while remaining honest to their complexity." -- From dust jacket
Content:
"Kagan ponders a series of important nodes of debate while challenging us to examine what we know and why we know it. Most critically he presents an elegant argument for functions of mind that cannot be replaced with sentences about brains while acknowledging that mind emerges from brain activity. He relies on the evidence to argue that thoughts and emotions are distinct from their biological and genetic bases. In separate chapters he deals with the meaning of words, kinds of knowing, the powerful influence of social class, the functions of education, emotion, morality, and other issues. And without fail he sheds light on these ideas while remaining honest to their complexity." -- Publisher's description
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-283) and index
,
Schemata and words
,
What does it mean to know?
,
Settings matter
,
Status gradients
,
Hyping genes
,
Can brain explain mind?
,
The family's contribution
,
On spruce trees and cats
,
What is education for?
,
Expectations
,
The force of feedings
,
Does a moral person behave morally?
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Kagan, Jerome On being human New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2016 ISBN 9780300220834
Language:
English
Subjects:
Psychology
Keywords:
Theory of mind
;
Geist
;
Psychologie
;
Philosophy of Mind
Author information:
Kagan, Jerome 1929-
