A Neurophenomenology of Awe and Wonder: Towards a Non-Reductionist Cognitive Science

This book presents a study of the various feelings of awe and wonder experienced by astronauts during space flight. It summarizes the results of two experimental, interdisciplinary studies that employ methods from neuroscience, psychology, phenomenology and simulation technology, and it argues for a non-reductionist approach to cognitive science.

Author: Shaun Gallagher,Bruce Janz,Lauren Reinerman
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/11/2015
Pages: 195
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781137496041

About the Author
Author Shaun Gallagher: Shaun Gallagher is the Lillian and Morrie Moss Professor of Excellence in Philosophy at the University of Memphis, USA. He has a secondary appointment at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, and is Honorary Professor of Philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.