Sharon Dirckx en Soy solo un cerebro? explica c mo la investigaci n moderna est descubriendo cada vez m s detalles de lo que es nuestro cerebro y c mo funciona. Estamos viviendo, pensando en criaturas que llevan con nosotros una incre ble supercomputadora org nica en nuestras cabezas.
Pero, cu l es la relaci n entre nuestro cerebro y nuestra mente, y en ltima instancia, nuestro sentido de identidad como persona? Somos m s que m quinas? Es el libre albedr o una ilusi n? Tenemos un alma?
La investigadora de im genes cerebrales Sharon Dirckx expone la comprensi n actual de qui nes somos de bi logos, fil sofos, te logos y psic logos, y se ala una imagen m s amplia que sugiere respuestas a las preguntas fundamentales de nuestra existencia. No solo " qu soy?", sino " qui n soy?" y " por qu soy?"
Lea este libro para obtener informaci n valiosa sobre lo que la investigaci n moderna nos dice acerca de nosotros mismos, o para desafiar a un amigo esc ptico con la idea de que somos meramente seres materiales que viven en un mundo material.
Am I Just My Brain?
Sharon Dirckx in Am I Just My Brain? Explain how Modern research is uncovering more and more detail of what our brain is and how it works. We are living, thinking creatures who carry around with us an amazing organic supercomputer in our heads.
But what is the relationship between our brains and our minds--and ultimately our sense of identity as a person? Are we more than machines? Is free-will an illusion? Do we have a soul?
Brain Imaging Scientist Sharon Dirckx lays out the current understanding of who we are from biologists, philosophers, theologians and psychologists, and points towards a bigger picture that suggests answers to the fundamental questions of our existence. Not just "What am I?", but "Who am I?"--and "Why am I?"
Read this book to gain valuable insight into what modern research is telling us about ourselves, or to give a skeptical friend to challenge the idea that we are merely material beings living in a material world.