Geoffrey Lloyd (Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Univer Science

Cognitive Variations

Reflections on the Unity and Diversity of the Human Mind

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Produktbeschreibung

G. E. R. Lloyd presents a cross-disciplinary exploration of the unity and diversity of the human mind. He examines cultural variations in ideas of colour, emotion, health, the self, agency and causation, reasoning, and other keystones of our thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 278g
• ISBN-13: 9780199566259
• ISBN-10: 0199566259
• Artikelnr.: 26866044

Autorenporträt

G. E. R. Lloyd is Emeritus Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Science at the University of Cambridge

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Colour Perception
2: Spatial Cognition
3: The Natural Kinds of Animals and Plants
4: The Emotions
5: Health and Well-being
6: The Self, Agency, and Causation
7: Nature Versus Culture Reassessed
8: Reason
Conclusion
Notes on Editions
Bibliography