Thinking Matter
The Nature of Consciousness from Aristotle to Putnam and Sartre

Thinking Matter takes a provocative look at the nature of consciousness. It argues that it is the entire body that thinks not just the mind: the body of a dancer and the hands of a writer are not just instruments but forms of thought themselves.

This work looks at the nature of consciousness. The author argues that it is the "entire" fleshy body that thinks; the body of the dancer, the hands of a writer, and the eyes of the reader are not merely instruments of thought, but forms of thought itself. Calling for a thorough rethinking of philosophic traditions from Aristotle to Sartre, he offers a holistic view of the bodily nature of consciousness - one that focuses on the total organic body rather than the brain alone.