A hylomorphic theory of mind Book

	Introduction	1
Ch. 1	Descartes, Boyle, and Hylomorphism	13
1	The Aristotelian Theory	13
2	Descartes	16
3	Sennert and Boyle on Chemical Composition	22
3.1	The Aristotelian Tradition	23
3.2	Sennert	27
3.3	Boyle's Rejection of Forms and Qualities	30
Ch. 2	Self-Instantiating Information	39
1	Entropy and Information	39
2	Genetic Information as Self-Instantiating	41
3	The Hylomorphic Interpretation of Genetic Information	44
4	Self-Instantiation and Becoming	45
Ch. 3	The Hierarchical Structure of a Self-Instantiating System	51
1	Levels of Magnitude and Function	51
2	Control	54
3	Levels of Control	56
Ch. 4	Self-Instantiation and Temporal Continuity	67
1	The Analogy of Instantiation	67
2	Hume on Temporal Identity	69
3	The Self as Ontological Refuge	72
4	Living Systems as Subjects	74
5	The Fourth Dimension	76
Ch. 5	Plants and Animals	85
1	Multicellular Organisms	85
2	Individuals within Individuals	86
3	Plants	88
4	Animals	90
5	Encephalization	98
6	Conclusion	101
Ch. 6	Sentience	105
1	Neural Isomorphism	106
1.1	Cortical Mapping of Receptor Surfaces	106
1.2	The Somatosensory Cortex	109
1.3	The Vertical Organization of the Neocortex	113
1.4	The Visual Cortex	117
1.5	Auditory Cortex	123
1.6	Concluding Remarks	123
2	The Animal as Self-Instantiating System	129
3	Sensation	134
4	Conation	138
Ch. 7	The Sense of Self: A Cartesian Meditation	143
1	Descartes on the Unity of Human Nature	143
2	The Embodied Self	146
3	The Angelic Self	148
4	The Structure of Human Self-Consciousness	149
5	The Schizophysiology of the Human Brain	152
5.1	The Neocortex	152
5.2	The Limbic System	156
5.3	A Case of Intellectual Automatism	163
Ch. 8	The Active Intellect	171
1	The Hand	172
2	The Eye and the Hand	174
3	The Integrated Neocortical Sensory Field	175
4	Common Sensibles	181
5	Concepts	185
6	The Mind's Eye	186
Ch. 9	Hylomorphism and Materialism	193
1	The Philosophy of Mind	193
2	Dualism and Materialism	199
3	Qualia	208
	Glossary	215
	Index	223