The Brain and the Meaning of Life

by Paul Thagard

Book Overview

How brain science answers the most intriguing questions about the meaning of life Why is life worth living? What makes actions right or wrong? What is reality and how do we know it? The Brain and the Meaning of Life draws on research in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience to answer some of the most pressing questions about life's nature and value. Paul Thagard argues that evidence requires the abandonment of many traditional ideas about the soul,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691142726
• ISBN13: 9780691142722
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"