A Neurophenomenology of Awe and Wonder [electronic resource] : Towards a Non-Reductionist Cognitive Science / by Shaun Gallagher, Lauren Reinerman-Jones, Bruce Janz, Patricia Bockelman, Jörg Trempler.
Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive SciencePublisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Description: IX, 195 p. online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781137496058
- 128.2 23
- B53

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This book presents a study of the various feelings of awe and wonder experienced by astronauts during space flight. It summarizes the results of two experimental, interdisciplinary studies that employ methods from neuroscience, psychology, phenomenology and simulation technology, and it argues for a non-reductionist approach to cognitive science.