Brain and the Meaning of Life

Name: Brain and the Meaning of Life
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ISBN: 9780691154404

ISBN-10: 0691154406

ISBN-13: 9780691154404

Edition: 2010

Authors: Paul Thagard

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Why is life worth living? What makes actions right or wrong? What is reality and how do we know it?The Brain and the Meaning of Lifedraws on research in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience to answer some of the most pressing questions about life's nature and value. Paul Thagard argues that evidence requires the abandonment of many traditional ideas about the soul, free will, and immortality, and shows how brain science matters for fundamental issues about reality, morality, and the meaning of life. The ongoing Brain Revolution reveals how love, work, and play provide good reasons for living.Defending the superiority of evidence-based reasoning over religious faith and philosophical…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 3/6/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.37" long x 0.74" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English