The Physical Basis of Mind. George Henry Lewes
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George Henry Lewes
The Physical Basis of Mind
Being the Second Series of Problems of Life and Mind
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664093196
Table of Contents
PROBLEM I. THE NATURE OF LIFE.
CHAPTER I. THE PROBLEM STATED.
VITAL FORCE CONTROLLING PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL FORCES.
CHAPTER II. DEFINITIONS OF LIFE.
CHAPTER III. ORGANISM, ORGANIZATION, AND ORGANIC SUBSTANCE.
THE HYPOTHESIS OF GERMINAL MATTER.
CHAPTER IV. THE PROPERTIES AND FUNCTIONS.
DOES THE FUNCTION DETERMINE THE ORGAN?
NATURAL SELECTION AND ORGANIC AFFINITY.
PROBLEM II. THE NERVOUS MECHANISM.
CHAPTER I. SURVEY OF THE SYSTEM.
THE EARLY FORMS OF NERVE CENTRES.
CHAPTER II. THE FUNCTIONAL RELATIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
THE HYPOTHESIS OF SPECIFIC ENERGIES.
CHAPTER V. ACTION WITHOUT NERVE-CENTRES.
CHAPTER VI. WHAT IS TAUGHT BY EMBRYOLOGY?
CHAPTER VII. THE ELEMENTARY STRUCTURE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
DIFFICULTIES OF THE INVESTIGATION.
THE RELATIONS OF THE ORGANITES.
CHAPTER VIII. THE LAWS OF NERVOUS ACTIVITY.
THE PROPAGATION OF EXCITATION.
THE HYPOTHESIS OF INHIBITORY CENTRES.
ANATOMICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE LAWS.
PROBLEM III. ANIMAL AUTOMATISM.
CHAPTER I. THE COURSE OF MODERN THOUGHT.