A Neurophenomenology of Awe and Wonder: Towards a Non-Reductionist Cognitive Science

ISBN-13: 9781137496041 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 195 str.

Shaun Gallagher; Bruce Janz; Lauren Reinerman

Opis

This book presents a study of the various feelings of awe and wonder experienced by astronauts during space flight. It summarizes the results of two experimental, interdisciplinary studies that employ methods from neuroscience, psychology, phenomenology and simulation technology, and it argues for a non-reductionist approach to cognitive science.

O autorze

Author Shaun Gallagher: Shaun Gallagher is the Lillian and Morrie Moss Professor of Excellence in Philosophy at the University of Memphis, USA. He has a secondary appointment at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, and is Honorary Professor of Philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.