Mind the body: an exploration of bodily self-awareness
Mind the Body' is the first comprehensive treatment of bodily awareness. Frédérique de Vignemont seeks to answer questions such as: how do I perceive my body? How do I perceive other people's bodies? Can I really feel your pain? What makes me feel this specific body is my own? Why do I car...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom
Oxford University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Vignemont, Frédérique$cde, 1976-, Mind the body] (2019) (Wehinger, Daniel)
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bodily experience
/ Awareness
/ Bodiliness
B Body |
| Further subjects: | B
Mind and body
B Self-consciousness (Awareness) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Mind the Body' is the first comprehensive treatment of bodily awareness. Frédérique de Vignemont seeks to answer questions such as: how do I perceive my body? How do I perceive other people's bodies? Can I really feel your pain? What makes me feel this specific body is my own? Why do I care about it? To what extent can I feel an avatar's body as my own? To answer these questions, we need a better understanding of the various aspects of bodily self-awareness, including the spatiality of bodily sensations, their multimodality, their role in social cognition, their relation to action, and to self-defence. This volume combines philosophical analysis with recent experimental results from cognitive science, leading us to question some of our most basic intuitions |
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| ISBN: | 019873588X |