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Theories of Consciousness

An Introduction

By William Seager

Published February 11th 1999 by Routledge – 320 pages

Series: Philosophical Issues in Science

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The most remarkable fact about the universe is that certain parts of it are conscious. Somehow nature has managed to pull the rabbit of experience out of a hat made of mere matter. Making its own contribution to the current, lively debate about the nature of consciousness, Theories of Consciousness introduces variety of approaches to consciousness and explores to what extent scientific understanding of consciousness is possible. Including discussion of key figures, such as Descartes, Foder, Dennett and Chalmers, the book covers identity theories, representational theories, intentionality, externalism, and the new information-based theories.

Reviews

"This is a fine book, a fascinating set of discussions of an extremely interesting area." - John Leslie, University of Guelph, Canada

"This is an excellent survey of recent theories of consciouness." - Barry Loewer, Rutgers University, USA

Author Bio

William Seager is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, Canada. His research has been mostly in the philosophy of mind. He has published many articles in that area, as well as Metaphysics of Consciousness (1989).

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