In Search of Self: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on by J. Wentzel Van Huyssteen,Erik P. Wiebe

By J. Wentzel Van Huyssteen,Erik P. Wiebe

Editors J. Wentzel van Huyssteen and Erik P. Wiebe current a state of the art multidisciplinary dialogue on "the challenge of self" -- the elusive nature of the human self and all its complicated dimensions. With contributions from specialists in philosophy, archaeology, primatology, psychology, neuroscience, cognitive technological know-how of faith, and extra, this e-book explores techniques of mind's eye, self-awareness, awareness, religiosity, and personhood.

Contributors:
Justin Barrett
Eric Bergemann
Joao Biehl
Emma Cohen
Pamela Cooper-White
Terrence W. Deacon
Deanie Eichenstein
James W. Haag
Jan-Olav Henriksen
Ian Hodder
Catherine Keller
Barbara J. King
Jay Ogilvy
Philip A. Rolnick
Helene Tallon Russell
Calvin O. Schrag
Roger Scruton
Maxine Sheets-Johnstone
Daniel J. Siegel
Ellen Streit
Marjorie Hewitt Suchoki
Ian Tattersall
Jennifer Thweatt-Bates
Leon Turner
J. Wentzel van Huyssteen
Erik P. Wiebe
Hetty Zock

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