{"product_id":"persons-and-their-minds-9781138653696","title":"Persons and their Minds","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday's approaches to the study of the human mind are divided into seemingly opposed camps. On one side we find the neurosciences, with their more or less reductionist research programs, and on the other side we find the cultural and discursive approaches, with their frequent neglect of the material sides of human life. \u003ci\u003ePersons and their Minds\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to develop an integrative theory of the mind with room for both brain and culture. Brinkmann's remarkable and thought-provoking work is one of the first books to integrate brain research with phenomenology, social practice studies and actor-network theory, all of which are held together by the concept of the person.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrinkmann's new and informative approach to the person, the mind and mental disorder give this book a wide scope. The author uses Rom Harré's hybrid psychology as a meta-theoretical starting point and expands this significantly by including four sources of mediators: the brain, the body, social practices and te\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePersons and their Minds\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkably elegant, deeply scholarly and integrative proposition for a new \"hybrid psychology\". Drawing on classical and current debates in philosophy, cognitive sciences, social sciences and psychology, Svend Brinkmann proposes an original theory of persons, with their minds as sets of practices and dispositions, mediated by their brain, bodies and social worlds. Written with simplicity and humor, this monograph brings much-needed theoretical and epistemological clarifications – demonstrating why, among other things, people’s actions cannot be explained by brain mechanisms. This groundbreaking work offers a new basis for understanding psychopathology and paves the way for an integrative psychology of people’s everyday life in society.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ci\u003eProfessor Tania Zittoun, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brinkmann’s book provides the long-sought integration of the various strands of psychology and will be the starting point of the unification of the sciences of the mind.​\" \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eProfessor Rolf Reber, University of Oslo, Norway.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Editor's Preface Foreword Introduction 1. The Concepts of Mind and Person 2. The Mind and the Brain 3. The Mind and the Body 4. The Mind and Society 5. The Mind and Things 6. The Mind between the Brain and Culture 7. Persons and Disordered Minds References\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407228445015,"sku":"9781138653696","price":142.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138653696.jpg?v=1730498643","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/persons-and-their-minds-9781138653696","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}