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The pinnacle of life : consciousness and self-awareness in humans and animals / Derek Denton.

Title
The pinnacle of life : consciousness and self-awareness in humans and animals / Derek Denton.
Author
Denton, Derek A.
Publication
[San Francisco, Calif.] : HarperSanFrancisco, 1994.

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Description
xvi, 250 p. : ill.; 21 cm.
Subject
  • Consciousness
  • Consciousness in animals
  • Self-perception
  • Mind and body
  • Perception
  • Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical
Note
  • Originally published: Sydney : Allyn & Unwin, 1993.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-236) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Ch. 1. The ultimate challenge -- Ch. 2. Some early ideas on the brain and mind -- Ch. 3. Consciousness in animals -- Ch. 4. Probing the human psyche -- Ch. 5. Sleep and dreams -- Ch. 6. The evolution of the brain -- Ch. 7. Thinking and the events in the brain -- Appendix: Dr Miriam Rothschild FRS -- Appendix: Sir John Eccles FRS -- Appendix: Dr Donald Griffin.
ISBN
0062511246 (pbk. : alk. paper) :
LCCN
^^^94005947^
OCLC
  • 29877946
  • SCSB-10295717
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library