Life, Brain and Consciousness: New Perceptions Through Targeted Systems Analysis

Introduction and Overview. Life. Order and Life. The Definition of Teleological Concepts in Non-Teleological Terms. Brain and Consciousness. Consciousness and Self-Consciousness. The Physical Structure of the Internal Representations. The Neural Correlates of the Internal Representations. Self-Awareness, Imagination and Memory. Language and Rational Thought. Mind and Matter. Culture. Deeper Levels of Consciousness (1). Deeper Levels of Consciousness (2). Appendices. Bibliography. Index.