| Neurobiology of Umwelt: How Living Beings Perceive the World 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Berthoz, Alain (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540858962 ISBN-13: 9783540858966 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: At the beginning of the 20th century, German biologist Jakob von UexkA1/4ll created the concept of "Umwelt" to denote the environment as experienced by a subject. This concept of environment differs from the idea of passive surroundings and is defined not just by physical surroundings, but is rather a "subjective universe," a space weighted with meaning. Today, neuroscience provides a new way to look at the braina (TM)s capability to create a representation of the world. At the same time behavioural specialists are demonstrating that animals have a richer mental universe than previously known. Philosophical reflection thus finds itself with more experimental and objective data as well. Nearly a century after the publication of von UexkA1/4lla (TM)s founding work ("Umwelt und Innenwelt der Tiere" was published in 1909), neurobiologists, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, ethologists, and philosophers revisit his mail concept at the light of modern science |
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| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Neuroscience - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
| Dewey: 612.8 |
| LCCN: 2008934399 |
| Series: Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (0.90 lbs) 158 pages |
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| Publisher Description: At the beginning of the 20th century, German biologist Jakob von Uexk ll created the concept of "Umwelt" to denote the environment as experienced by a subject. This concept of environment differs from the idea of passive surroundings and is defined not just by physical surroundings, but is rather a "subjective universe", a space weighted with meaning. Today, neuroscience provides a new way to look at the brain's capability to create a representation of the world. At the same time behavioural specialists are demonstrating that animals have a richer mental universe than previously known. Philosophical reflection thus finds itself with more experimental and objective data as well. Nearly a century after the publication of von Uexk ll's founding work ("Umwelt und Innenwelt der Tiere" was published in 1909), neurobiologists, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, ethologists, and philosophers revisit his mail concept at the light of modern science |