The Self and Consciousness Throughout History
Jose Luis Perez Velazquez, Vera Nenadovic
Being and becoming 2021 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78264-1_13 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Buddhism |
| Keywords | Hellenistic neuroscience Roman neuroscience Mediaeval neuroscience Dualism Aboriginals |
| Key findings | Historical concepts of the self and consciousness from Hellenistic, Roman, and medieval neuroscience show parallels with modern scientific perspectives. |
Abstract
This chapter reviews very briefly some concepts of the self and consciousness throughout history. Hellenistic, Roman and mediaeval neuroscience concepts are described. Parallels with the scientific perspectives explained in the previous chapters are explained.