Robert A. Burton

Autor de On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not

8 Obras 614 Miembros 14 Reseñas

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Robert A. Burton, M.D. is a physician, journalist, and author. A graduate of Yale University and University of California at San Francisco Medical School, he was formerly chief of the Division of Neurology at UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion and associate chief of the Department of Neurosciences. mostrar más Burton's work has appeared in Salon and the San Francisco Chronicle, among others, and he frequently is invited to speak about the brain, the mind, neuroscience, and the philosophy of science. The author of On Being Certain; Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not and three critically acclaimed novels, he lives in Sausalito, California. mostrar menos

Incluye los nombres: Robert A. Burton M. D., Robert A. Burton M.D. M. D.

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On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not (2008) 477 copias

A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind: What Neuroscience Can and Cannot Tell Us About Ourselves (2013) 102 copias

Cellmates (1997) 15 copias

Final Therapy (1994) 15 copias

Sobre ter certeza: Como a neurociência explica a convicção (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2017) 2 copias

Doc-In-A-Box: A Novel (1991) 1 copia

Cell Mates 1 copia

Süphecinin Zihin Rehberi; Nörobilim Bize Ne Söylüyor, Ne Söylemiyor (2020) 1 copia

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Nombre legal: Burton, Robert Alan
Fecha de nacimiento: 1941
Género: male
Ocupaciones: physician

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On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When… por Robert Burton

http://pro-libertate.net/20090403/71-read-being-certain-believing-you-are-right-...

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davdittrich | 9 reseñas más. | Feb 14, 2023 |

On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When… por Robert Burton MD

A neurologist looks at what happens in the brain and mind to give us the sense that we are right. Makes you realize that feeling certain is lest about objective reality than one might think.

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BizCoach | 9 reseñas más. | Sep 22, 2017 |

A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind: What Neuroscience… por Robert Burton M.D.

Started weak and overly academic, got better, ended with too much philosophical nonsense. To quote from James Morrow's Only Begotten Daughter:

“Science does have all the answers,” said Howard, withdrawing. “The problem is that we don’t have all the science.”

And philosophical musing about the mind is not science. Stick with the brain (and might want to rethink poking at Stephen Hawking's intellect...) Still, there were some interesting side trips from following up on some of Burton's references. Slime mold. Check it out.
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Razinha | 3 reseñas más. | May 23, 2017 |

On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When… por Robert Burton

I'm glad other GR members wrote such good reviews - I agree with almost everything they said.

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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | 9 reseñas más. | Jun 6, 2016 |

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