Stories
- Article
A history of mindfulness
Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.
- Book extract
Autism and the ache of loneliness
Explore the thoughts of an autistic loneliness researcher in this quietly expressive extract from Daniel Tammet’s book ‘Nine Minds: Inner Lives on the Spectrum’.
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Good animals, bad humans?
Could an animal be more evolved than a human? Victorian psychologists thought that in some cases the answer could be ‘yes’.
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The healing power of breathing
The healing powers of different breathing methods are said to help with a range of health challenges, from asthma to PTSD. Effie Webb traces their spiritual origins and explores the modern proliferation of breathwork therapies.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
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'Philosophy of mind/Consciousness', 1990
Date: 1990Reference: PP/CRI/L/1/3/4A/3Part of: Francis Crick (1916-2004): archives- Archives and manuscripts
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'Philosophy of mind: determinism'
Date: c.1930s-1980sReference: PP/BOW/H.246Part of: Bowlby, (Edward) John (Mostyn) (1907-1990)- Books
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Philosophy of mind, developing new sources of ideas, designating their distinctive classes, and simplifying the faculties and operations of the whole mind.
Stearns, John, 1770-1848.Date: 1840- Books
The conscious mind : in search of a fundamental theory / David J. Chalmers.
Chalmers, David John, 1966-Date: 1996- Books
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New waves in philosophy of mind / edited by Mark Sprevak and Jesper Kallestrup, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language University of Edinburgh, UK.
Date: 2014