The good, the true, and the beautiful
a neuronal approach
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Author
Publication
2012 - Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut
Language
English
Word Count
96,500 words, Guess
Page Count
386 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25186465M
- ISBN-139780300161397
- OCLC Control Number793326985
- OCLC Control Number759174111
- OCLC Control Numbergoodtruebeautifu0000chan
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2011051135
Classifications
- DDC612.8
- LCCQP356 .C4713 2012
Description
"In this fascinating and bold discussion, a renowned neurobiologist serves as guide to the most complex physical object in the living world: the human brain. Taking into account the newest brain research--morphological, physiological, chemical, genetic--and placing these findings in the context of psychology, philosophy, art, and literature, Changeux ventures into the unexplored territories where these diverse disciplines intersect.Changeux's book draws on Plato's notion that the Good, the True, and the Beautiful are celestial essences or ideas, independent but so intertwined as to be inseparable. Placing these essences within the characteristic features of the human brain's neuronal organization, the author addresses unsolved questions in neuroscience today. With imagination and deep insight, Changeux illuminates the evolution of the brain and deciphers what new developments in neuroscience may portend for the future of humanity"--
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