Meaning of Mind Language, Morality, and Neuroscience

Name: Meaning of Mind Language, Morality, and Neuroscience
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ISBN: 9780275956035

ISBN-10: 0275956032

ISBN-13: 9780275956035

Edition: N/A

Authors: Thomas Szasz, L. Stanley

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In The Meaning of Mind, Thomas Szasz argues that only as a verb does the word "mind" mean something in the real world, namely, attending or heeding. Minding is the ability to pay attention and adapt to one's environment by using language to communicate with others and oneself. Viewing the "mind" as a potentially infinite variety of self-conversations is the key that unlocks many of the mysteries we associate with this concept. Modern neuroscience is a misdirected effort to explain "mind" in terms of brain functions. The claims and conclusions of the diverse academics and scientists who engage in this enterprise undermine the concepts of moral agency and personal responsibility. Szasz shows…

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List price: $75.00
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 9/30/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface


Preface to the Original Edition


Acknowledgments



Thought: Self-conversation



Responsibility: Self-blame and Self-praise



Memory: Fabricating the Past and the Future



Brain: The Abuse of Neuroscience



Mind: The History of an Idea



Modernity's Master Metaphors: Mental Illness and Mental Treatment


Epilogue: The Person as Moral Agent


Notes


Bibliography


Index