Consciousness Regained

Consciousness Regained
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Publisher : Nicholas Humphrey
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 0192860526
ISBN-13 : 9780192860521
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Download or read book Consciousness Regained written by Nicholas Humphrey and published by Nicholas Humphrey. This book was released on 1984 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the first by one of England's outstanding experimental psychologists, brings together a selection of essays on human consciousness, self-knowledge, aesthetics, religion, parapsychology, philosophy of mind, and the atom bomb. Throughout, Humphrey is concerned with the evolution of mind, and he puts forth the theory that self-awareness developed because it is biologically advantageous. "Fluently and pleasantly written, often enlivened by wit, always easy to follow." --Times Literary Supplement. "Always stimulating and fun to read. ... Humphrey writes with elegance and force, and ... his ideas ... are always stimulating. Even the reader who disagrees with his arguments will derive pleasure." --Nature


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