Can Whitehead's Philosophy Provide an Adequate Theoretical Foundation for Today's Neuroscience?
This article compares research in neuroscience regarding the right and left hemispheres of the brain, particularly in the work of Iain McGilchrist and Robert Ornstein, with Whitehead’s perception in the mode of causal efficacy and in the mode of presentational immediacy, respectively.
| Published in: | Process studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Illinois Press
[2017]
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Process studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Whitehead, Alfred North 1861-1947
/ Psyche
/ Perception
/ Neurosciences
/ Brain
/ Hemisphere (Anatomy)
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| RelBib Classification: | NBE Anthropology TK Recent history VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Neurosciences
B Mind and body B Body, Human B Process Philosophy B Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947 B Peer reviewed B Cerebral hemispheres B Perception B Metatheory B Science Philosophy |
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| Summary: | This article compares research in neuroscience regarding the right and left hemispheres of the brain, particularly in the work of Iain McGilchrist and Robert Ornstein, with Whitehead’s perception in the mode of causal efficacy and in the mode of presentational immediacy, respectively. |
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| ISSN: | 2154-3682 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Process studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/process20174617 |