“Versions  of Descarte’s error obscure the roots of the human mind in a biologically complex but fragile, finite, and unique organism; they obscure the tragedy implicit in the knowledge of the fragility, finiteness, and uniqueness. And where humans fail to see the inherent tragedy of conscious existence, they feel far less called upon to do something about minimizing it, and may have less respect for the value of life…

the comprehensive understanding of the human mind requires an organismic perspective; that not only must the mind move from a nonphysical cogitum to the realm of biological tissue, but it must also be related to a whole organism possessed of integrated body proper and brain fully interactive with a physical and social environment. The truly embodied mind I envision, however, does not relinquish its most refined levels of operation, those constituting its soul and spirit…

And this is of course the difficult job, is it not: to move the spirit from its nowhere pedestal to a somewhere place, while preserving its dignity and importance; to recognize humble origin and vulnerability, yet still call upon its guidance.”

Finally reaching the end of my philosophy/english paper in the middle of my work in the neuropsych lab. Crazy, crazy, but so close to the end!