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Author Eccles, John C. (John Carew), 1903-1997.

Title The human mystery / John C. Eccles
Published Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, 1979

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Description xvi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series Gifford lectures ; 1977-1978
Gifford lectures ; 1977-1978
Contents 1. The theme of natural theology: how the challenge will be met -- 2. Origin and evolution of the universe -- 3. Planetary system and planet Earth -- 4. Origin of life and biological evolution -- 5. Human evolution: the story of cerebral development -- 6. Cultural evolution with language and values: the human person -- 7. From the general to the particular: the creation of a self -- 8. Structure of the neocortex: conscious perception -- 9. Learning and memory -- 10. The mind-brain problem: experimental evidence and hypothesis
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [238]-245
Subject Anthroposophy.
Brain.
Evolution.
Human evolution.
Human genetics.
Life -- Origin.
Natural theology.
Anthroposophy.
Biological Evolution.
Brain.
Civilization.
Mental Processes.
Organelle Biogenesis.
Origin of Life.
LC no. 78012095
ISBN 0387090169