SELF AND THE PHENOMENON OF LIFE
A Biologist Examines Life from Molecules to Humanity| By: | Lim Ramon |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing |
| Print ISBN: | 9789813203778 |
| eText ISBN: | 9789813203792 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2017 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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The book describes a common ground between the biology of life and the humanity of life without compromising either discipline. It attempts to bridge the gap between our "two cultures" — the sciences and the humanities, as advocated by C P Snow fifty years ago. This book connects our meager existence to the entire living world and the universe, physically and spiritually, through the simple perspective of "self," being defined as a system that seeks its own perpetuation.
Contents:- Introduction: Why Self?
- An Astronaut's Dilemma
- Self and the Beginning of Life
- The Microbial Self
- The Plant Self
- The Animal Self: Molecular Recognition
- The Animal Self: Neurobehavioral Correlates
- Self and Conscious Experience
- Self and Emotion
- Self and Memory
- Self and Free Will
- The Expanded Self: Society as Self
- Self from Within: The Introspective Self
- Self, Realities, and the Transcendents
- Epilogue: And the Quest Goes On
Readership: Students and professionals in life science, medicine and the general public.