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
| 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
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
