Fundamentals of Human Behavior : Beyond the Mind - Body Dichotomy

FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR: BEYOND THE MIND/BODY DICHOTOMY explores the "software" that operates to produce behavior in higher order animals, in particular human beings. Contemporary scientific investigations of the nature & operation of the brain & other aspects of the nervous system have generally concentrated on the "hardware" aspects of the human brain & body. However, knowledge of the construction or repair of computer hardware does not in itself produce knowledge or expertise in understanding the operation of computer software. Investigating the nature of human (& animal) behavior involves a similar problem; one can master the complexities of the "hardware" mechanisms without fully understanding the human brain & body in action. The "software" mechanisms that drive & determine human behavior are the sensory & perceptual functions. FUNDAMENTALS is an inquiry into the nature & operation of the seven primary senses (which include the five perceptual senses). The study of the sensory & perceptual functions identifies the nature of consciousness, the mind, cognition, instinct, emotions, & other aspects of human behavior. A concise definition is presented of the unique nature of the human being, that explains the similarities to & differentiates human beings from all other life forms.Hill, Henry D. is the author of 'Fundamentals of Human Behavior : Beyond the Mind - Body Dichotomy', published 1993 under ISBN 9780963713605 and ISBN 0963713604.