The Mind-Body Politic

• Main Authors: Maiese, Michelle (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Hanna, Robert (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Philosophy of mind.; Political philosophy.; Philosophy of Mind.; Political Philosophy.

Building on contemporary research in embodied cognition, enactivism, and the extended mind, this book explores how social institutions in contemporary neoliberal nation-states systematically affect our thoughts, feelings, and agency. Human beings are, necessarily, social animals who create and belon...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Political Philosophy of Mind
• Chapter 2. Three Theses Unpacked: Mind-Shaping, Collective Sociopathy, and Collective Wisdom
• Chapter 3. What is a Destructive, Deforming Institution?
• Chapter 4. Case-Study I: Higher Education in Neoliberal Nation-States
• Chapter 5. Case-Study II: Mental Health Treatment in Neoliberal Nation-States
• Chapter 6. What is a Constructive, Enabling Institution?
• Chapter 7. How To Design a Constructive, Enabling Institution
• Chapter 8. Conclusion: Cognitive Walls, Cognitive-Affective Revolution, and Real-World Utopias.