Self and the Phenomenon of Life

A Biologist Examines Life from Molecules to Humanity

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, Molecular Biology, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
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Author: Ramon Lim ISBN: 9789813203808
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: July 20, 2017
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Ramon Lim
ISBN: 9789813203808
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: July 20, 2017
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

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.
Key Features:

  • It provides a new vista of life
  • It connects science to society
  • It promotes harmony among people of the world
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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:

Readership: Students and professionals in life science, medicine and the general public.
Key Features:

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