A Neurophenomenology of Awe and Wonder

Towards a Non-Reductionist Cognitive Science
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-349-55251-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 195 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2679 g

Reihe: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science

This book presents a study of the various feelings of awe and wonder experienced by astronauts during space flight. It summarizes the results of two experimental, interdisciplinary studies that employ methods from neuroscience, psychology, phenomenology and simulation technology, and it argues for a non-reductionist approach to cognitive science.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gallagher, Shaun

Janz, Bruce

Bockelman, Patricia

Reinerman, Lauren

Trempler, Jörg

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Phänomenologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Philosophische Psychologie, Logotherapie, Existenzanalyse

Über Autor(innen)

Author Shaun Gallagher: Shaun Gallagher is the Lillian and Morrie Moss Professor of Excellence in Philosophy at the University of Memphis, USA. He has a secondary appointment at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, and is Honorary Professor of Philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.