Embodiments of Mind
by McCulloch, Warren S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: M.I.T. Press, 1965. Scarce first edition (first printing) of McCulloch's first book, a collection of essays & lectures (and even some poetry!) by the influential cybernetician & neurophysiologist, on aspects of the mind & its functions; an "attempt to found a physiological theory of knowledge." Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book, minor bump to head of spine; jacket rubbed & lightly stained with minor scratches, some edgewear including light chipping & creasing; small stain to front endsheet, minor smudges to page edges. Text clean; xx, [2], 402 pages; index, figures, references.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Large Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- u0507
- Title
- Embodiments of Mind
- Author
- McCulloch, Warren S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- M.I.T. Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Cybernetics, Neurology, Philosophy, Neurophysiology, Psychology, Logic, Nerve Nets, Thought, Brain
- Size
- Large Octavo
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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- Chipping
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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