Owen Flanagan
Dreaming souls
- ISBN 13:
- 9780195142358
- author:
- Owen Flanagan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 152mm X 232mm
- Genre:
- Popular Philosophy Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Dreaming Souls Sleep, Dreams, and the Evolution of the Conscious Mind by Owen J. Flanagan explores the nature and function of dreaming. Flanagan argues that while sleep has a clear biological function, dreams are self-expressive and result from our need to find or create meaning. According to Flanagan, brainstem activity during sleep generates a jumbled profusion of memories, images, thoughts, emotions, and desires, which the cerebral cortex then attempts to shape into a more or less coherent story. This process can produce bizarre narratives that range from mundane worries to fantastical confabulations. Despite their strangeness, these dream-narratives can shed light on our mental life, well-being, and sense of self. Written with clarity, wit, and remarkable insight, Dreaming Souls offers a fascinating new perspective on one of the oldest mysteries of mental life.
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