Jonah: The Anatomy of the Soul

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JONAH: THE ANATOMY OF THE SOUL
Stephen Goldberg, M.D.
What is the mind? How does it relate to the brain? Does the mind persist after death? Can a computer be conscious?
In Jonah, Stephen Goldberg, a neuroscientist and physician, presents a unique approach to the classic mind-body problem. In searching for the definition of mind, the author comes to equate consciousness with information. In doing so, profound ramifications ensue that point to the persistence of mind after death, the existence of consciousness in computers, and insights into the concepts of free will, God, creation, evolution, morality, and human purpose, and their relationships to time, space, and the ideas of modern physics.
Jonah will interest those people who are interested in these issues, yet wish to approach them logically rather than rely solely on faith or on anecdotal reports.
Jonah avoids the complexities of language that frequent philosophical literature by presenting the entire discussion in story... Tovább

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JONAH: THE ANATOMY OF THE SOUL
Stephen Goldberg, M.D.
What is the mind? How does it relate to the brain? Does the mind persist after death? Can a computer be conscious?
In Jonah, Stephen Goldberg, a neuroscientist and physician, presents a unique approach to the classic mind-body problem. In searching for the definition of mind, the author comes to equate consciousness with information. In doing so, profound ramifications ensue that point to the persistence of mind after death, the existence of consciousness in computers, and insights into the concepts of free will, God, creation, evolution, morality, and human purpose, and their relationships to time, space, and the ideas of modern physics.
Jonah will interest those people who are interested in these issues, yet wish to approach them logically rather than rely solely on faith or on anecdotal reports.
Jonah avoids the complexities of language that frequent philosophical literature by presenting the entire discussion in story form, using the classic story of Jonah in the, whale as a parable.
Stephen Goldberg has a uniquely combined career as a neuroscientist and family physician. A graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, he subsequently trained in neurology, ophthalmology and family medicine, with Board certification in the latter two fields. He has published numerous research papers on neuronal development and regeneration. His present research involves computer artificial intelligence in medical education and clinical diagnosis. He is Associate Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy and the Department of Biomedical Computing at the University of Miami School of Medicine, where he teaches neuroanatomy. He has authored a number of books designed to present the student with the critical overall concepts in various areas of basic science and medicine. These include Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple, Clinical Anatomy Made Ridiculously Simple, Clinical Biochemistry Made Ridiculously Simple, Ophthalmology Made Ridiculously Simple, The Four-Minute Neurologic Exam, and Goldberg's Brain Model.
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