The Embodied Mind
Author | : Francisco J. Varela |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1992-11-13 |
ISBN-13 | : 0262261235 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780262261234 |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Embodied Mind written by Francisco J. Varela and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1992-11-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Embodied Mind provides a unique, sophisticated treatment of the spontaneous and reflective dimension of human experience. The authors argue that only by having a sense of common ground between mind in Science and mind in experience can our understanding of cognition be more complete. Toward that end, they develop a dialogue between cognitive science and Buddhist meditative psychology and situate it in relation to other traditions such as phenomenology and psychoanalysis.