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How is life related to the mind? The question has long confounded philosophers and scientists, and it is this so-called explanatory gap between biological life and consciousness that Evan Thompson explores in "Mind in Life". Thompson draws upon sources as diverse as molecular biology, evolutionary theory, artificial life, complex systems theory, neuroscience, psychology, Continental Phenomenology, and analytic philosophy to argue that mind and life are more continuous than has previously been accepted, and that current explanations do not adequately address the myriad facets of the biology and phenomenology of mind. Where there is life, Thompson argues, there is mind: life and mind share common principles of self-organisation, and the self-organising features of mind are an enriched version of the self-organizing features of life. Rather than trying to close the explanatory gap, Thompson marshals philosophical and scientific analyses to bring unprecedented insight to the nature of life and consciousness. This synthesis of phenomenology and biology helps make "Mind in Life" a vital and long-awaited addition to his landmark volume "The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience" (co-authored with Eleanor Rosch and Francisco Varela). Endlessly interesting and accessible, "Mind in Life" is a groundbreaking addition to the fields of the theory of the mind, life science, and phenomenology.

Philosophical anthropology --- Theory of knowledge --- Consciousness. --- Philosophy of mind. --- Phenomenology. --- Mind and body. --- Experience. --- Consciousness --- Experience --- Mind and body --- Phenomenology --- Philosophy of mind --- Mind, Philosophy of --- Mind, Theory of --- Theory of mind --- Philosophy --- Cognitive science --- Metaphysics --- Philosophy, Modern --- Body and mind --- Body and soul (Philosophy) --- Human body --- Mind --- Mind-body connection --- Mind-body relations --- Mind-cure --- Somatopsychics --- Brain --- Dualism --- Holistic medicine --- Mental healing --- Parousia (Philosophy) --- Phrenology --- Psychophysiology --- Self --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Psychology --- Reality --- Pragmatism --- Apperception --- Perception --- Spirit --- Psychological aspects --- Philosophy of science --- Conscience. --- Esprit et corps. --- Philosophie de l'esprit. --- Phénoménologie. --- Phénoménologie.

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This is a study of gay and lesbian life in Arkansas in the twentieth century, a deft weaving together of Arkansas history, dozens of oral histories, and Brock Thompson's own story.

Gay culture --- Gay community --- Gays --- Gay subculture --- Lavender culture --- Subculture --- Gay communities --- Communities --- Identity (Psychology) --- Gay people --- Gay persons --- Homosexuals --- Persons --- History. --- Identity. --- Arkansas --- State of Arkansas --- US-AR --- AR --- Ark. --- Arkansas Territory --- Social life and customs.

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Few Western scholars of the Middle East have exerted such profound influence as Edward William Lane. Lane's "Account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians" (1836), which has never gone out of print, remains a highly authoritative study of the Middle Eastern society. His annotated translations of the "Arabian Nights" (1839-1841) retains a devoted readership. Lane's recently recovered and published "Description of Egypt" shows that he was a pioneering Egyptologist as well as orientalist. The capstone of his career, the definitive "Arabic-English Lexicon" (1863-93), is an indispensable reference tool. Yet, despite his extraordinary influence, little was known about Lane and virtually nothing about how he did his work. Now, for the first time, Lane's life and accomplishments are examined in full, including his crucial years of field work in Egyptian, revealing the life of a great Victorian scholar and presenting a fascinating episode in east-west encounter, interaction, and representation.

Middle East specialists --- Egyptologists --- Lane, Edward William, - 1801-1876

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