Three Comparative Maps of the Human
Abstract. This article is a response to the 1994 Star Island conference on the “Decade of the Brain” from a Jewish perspective. After a brief introduction about the logical function of models and maps, I compare and contrast three models of the human: Ezekiel's vision of the chariot in the Hebr...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1996
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Zygon
Jahr: 1996, Band: 31, Heft: 4, Seiten: 695-710 |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Brain
B Ontology B Franz Rosenzweig B Hermann Cohen B Element B neuron B Ezekiel B chariot vision B Midrash B Duane Rumbaugh B Darwinist B Hebrew Scriptures B Soul B Model B course B vector B Redemption B Face B Person B Map B God B Star of Redemption B Human Being B Terrence Deacon |
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Zusammenfassung: | Abstract. This article is a response to the 1994 Star Island conference on the “Decade of the Brain” from a Jewish perspective. After a brief introduction about the logical function of models and maps, I compare and contrast three models of the human: Ezekiel's vision of the chariot in the Hebrew Scriptures, Franz Rosenzweig's geometry of the human face in Der Stern der Erlosung (the Star of Redemption), and a standard anatomical picture of the human brain. Whereas Rosenzweigs face is seen to be compatible with Ezekiel's chariot, both are seen to be radically distinct from the implicit conception of what a human being is in modern medical science. I conclude with a suggestion that the differences are to be understood in terms of their different intended functions and express my hope for some new kind of model that will incorporate the functional advantages of both. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1996.tb00957.x |