The Mind and the Brain by Alfred Binet ~ Full Audiobook [science]

The Mind and the Brain by Alfred Binet audiobook.

Genre: science

In The Mind and the Brain, pioneering psychologist Alfred Binet explores one of the most enduring questions in human inquiry: how does the inner life of thoughts, feelings, and will relate to the physical organ of the brain? Writing at a moment when experimental psychology and neurology were rapidly reshaping medicine and philosophy, Binet guides listeners through the major debates of his era, weighing materialist explanations against views that defend the autonomy of mental life. He examines perception, memory, attention, and personality, asking what can be measured, what can be inferred, and where scientific description reaches its limits. Along the way, Binet introduces key clinical and laboratory observations, including cases of brain injury and disorders of consciousness, to show how changes in the nervous system can illuminate the structure of experience. Clear, argumentative, and often surprisingly modern in its caution about easy answers, the book offers a thoughtful framework for anyone curious about the origins of consciousness and the methods we use to study it. This is a brisk, idea-driven work that connects early psychology, philosophy of mind, and emerging brain science into a single, provocative investigation.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:21) Chapter 02

(00:30:18) Chapter 03

(00:52:40) Chapter 04

(01:02:56) Chapter 05

(01:10:06) Chapter 06

(01:36:29) Chapter 07

(01:53:17) Chapter 08

(02:05:18) Chapter 09

(02:17:53) Chapter 10

(02:45:52) Chapter 11

(02:56:00) Chapter 12

(03:09:24) Chapter 13

(04:10:20) Chapter 14

(04:30:41) Chapter 15

(04:46:41) Chapter 16

(05:19:40) Chapter 17

(05:33:41) Chapter 18

(06:15:30) Chapter 19

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