
Consciousness Reconnected
Missing Links Between Self, Neuroscience, Psychology and the Arts
Derek Steinberg(Author)
Radcliffe Publishing Ltd
Published on 15. September 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
228 pages
978-1-85775-778-1 (ISBN)
Description
What is consciousness? The answer to this question has eluded thinkers for millennia. In modern times, scientists have struggled to find a complete answer, often hampered by the limitations of their particular specialisms. Derek Steinberg's unique approach constructs a multi-faceted model of mind involving science and the arts, from which the sense of personal identity emerges. In a masterful tour-de-force, he establishes links between otherwise distinct or even conflicting disciplines. In this radical departure, the author argues that the arts, literature and human culture in the broadest sense make their contributions to understanding consciousness and the sense of self, though they are rarely acknowledged in mainstream debate.
Rather than focusing only on what lies between the ears, Steinberg casts a wide net. He explores the connections between sciences and the humanities as he takes the debate into new areas. This book is fascinating and enlightening reading for everyone interested in human nature and the psyche, as well as for students and professionals in the fields of neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, medicine, social science, anthropology, philosophy and the arts, for whom the book is a breakthrough in the challenge of cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Rather than focusing only on what lies between the ears, Steinberg casts a wide net. He explores the connections between sciences and the humanities as he takes the debate into new areas. This book is fascinating and enlightening reading for everyone interested in human nature and the psyche, as well as for students and professionals in the fields of neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, medicine, social science, anthropology, philosophy and the arts, for whom the book is a breakthrough in the challenge of cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional Practice & Development
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85775-778-1 (9781857757781)
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Derek Steinberg
Consciousness Reconnected
Missing Links Between Self, Neuroscience, Psychology and the Arts
E-Book
08/2018
1st Edition
CRC Press
€32.99
Available for download

Derek Steinberg
Consciousness Reconnected
Missing Links Between Self, Neuroscience, Psychology and the Arts
E-Book
08/2018
1st Edition
CRC Press
€32.99
Available for download
Person
Former Consultant Psychiatrist, The Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals, and Clinical Teacher, University of London
Content
A short walk around the subject. Consciousness disconnected. First stop Babel: advice before embarking. The genie in the genes: how chemicals could become conscious. A fateful attachment. Twists in the tale. Archetype. What the poets. Connecting up. Clinical consciousness: a note. In whose own image?