Being and consciousness. Rubinstein S.L.

The book of the outstanding Russian psychologist and philosopher Sergei Rubinstein “Being and Consciousness” is devoted to one of the most important problems of philosophical thought - the question of the nature of the mental in the universal relationship of the phenomena of the material world, consciousness and their attitude to being.

The ideal and material, subjective and objective, perception as a sensual knowledge of the world, the ratio of mental and nervous in the reflex activity of the brain, etc. - The topics that the book illuminates.

Is mental processes controlled? How are they related to brain work? Is it possible to reveal the nature of the mental? You will find answers to these and other questions in this book.

The last part of the book is devoted to theoretical issues of psychology, in particular, personality psychology.