>From what I can gather from the reviews, Schwartz and Begley make a very different argument; they appear to be saying that the mind is an entity of its own that can physically change the brain; from there, it seems they get to the free will issue.
Selma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad McCormick, Ed.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Selma Singer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:11 PM Subject: Re: [Futurework] new book + Book that needs to be written > Selma Singer wrote: > > I have just ordered the book *The Mind and The Brain* by Jeffrey > > Schwartz and Sharon Begley. > > > > Has anyone read this? I found the reviews particularly interesting in > > that he argues that we can use our minds to change the wiring of our > > brains. Apparently he has considerable evidence from his work with > > Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. > > > > Apparently he brings in all kinds of interesting stuff about free will > > in regard to this newly discovered information from his studies. > > I'm waiting for a book titled: > > _The brain in the mind_ > > which would detail how contemporary schooled Western persons > constitute the notion of *brain*, and also manage to > *believe* that the mind is in the brain (like Medieval > persons used to believe in God, etc.). > > \brad mccormick > > -- > Let your light so shine before men, > that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) > > Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) > > <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
