Mind, brain and the elusive soul : human systems of cognitive science and religion /
Does science argue against the existence of the human soul? Many scientists and scholars believe the whole is more than the sum of the parts. This book uses information and systems theory to describe the ""more"" that does not reduce to the parts. One sees this in the synapses -...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge,
2016
London : 2016 |
| Series: | Ashgate science and religion series
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| Summary: | Does science argue against the existence of the human soul? Many scientists and scholars believe the whole is more than the sum of the parts. This book uses information and systems theory to describe the ""more"" that does not reduce to the parts. One sees this in the synapses - or apparently empty gaps between the neurons in one's brain-where informative relationships give rise to human mind, culture, and spirituality. Drawing upon the disciplines of cognitive science, computer science, neuroscience, general systems theory, pragmatic philosophy, and Christian theology, Mark Graves reinterpret |
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| Item Description: | First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing Originally published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (257 p.) 1 online resource (vi, 244 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0-7546-9352-X 1-281-79878-9 1-315-59549-4 1-317-09585-5 1-317-09586-3 1-4094-7800-9 1315595494 9781315595498 9786611798789 |