The tides of mind : uncovering the spectrum of consciousness / David Gelernter.
An "exploration of the human psyche that shows us how the very purpose of the mind changes throughout the day. Indeed, as Gelernter explains, when we are at our most alert, when reasoning and creating new memories is our main mental business, the mind is a computer-like machine that keeps emotion on...
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Liveright Publishing Corporation,
2016.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Physical Description: | xxiv, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Tides of mind
- Three thirds of the spectrum
- Every day
- A map
- Spectrum, upper third: abstraction
- Spectrum, middle third: creativity
- Spectrum, lower third: descent into lost time
- Where it all leads.