The Good, the True, and the Beautiful
A Neuronal Approach
Published on 29. May 2012
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-300-16139-7 (ISBN)
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.
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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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
49 b-w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-16139-7 (9780300161397)
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Persons
Jean-Pierre Changeux held the Chair of Cellular Communication at the College de France for thirty years, and is a member of the French Academy of Sciences and a foreign associate of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. He lives in Paris. Laurence Garey is a neuroscientist and noted translator of books on neuroscience from French and German to English. He lives in Perroy, Switzerland.