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Consciousness in Philosophy and Cognitive Neuroscience
312 Pages
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Psychology Press
310 Pages
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Psychology Press
312 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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Consciousness seems to be an enigmatic phenomenon: it is difficult to imagine how our perceptions of the world and our inner thoughts, sensations and feelings could be related to the immensely complicated biological organ we call the brain. This volume presents the thoughts of some of the leading philosophers and cognitive scientists who have recently participated in the discussion of the status... Read more
Contents: Preface. A. Revonsuo, M. Kamppinen, S. Sajama, General Introduction: The Riddle of Consciousness. Part I: What Is Consciousness? A. Revonsuo, The Appearance and Reality of Consciousness. I. Niiniluoto, Scientific Realism and the Problem of Consciousness. D.C. Dennett, Real Consciousness. P.S. Churchland, V.S. Ramachandran, Filling In: Why Dennett Is Wrong. J.R. Searle, The Problem of Consciousness. Part II: The Properties of Consciousness. A. Revonsuo, The Fragile Smell of Rose, the Peculiar Aboutness of Thought, and the Elusive Subject of Conscious Experience. J. Haugeland, Understanding: Dennett and Searle. D.C. Dennett, Instead of Qualia. Part III: Models of Consciousness. A. Revonsuo, Chasing the Ghost in the Machine. B.J. Baars, A Global Workspace Theory of Conscious Experience. A.W. Young, Neuropsychology of Awareness. Part IV: The Future of Consciousness. A. Revonsuo, Will We Get an Explanation for Consciousness? B.J. Baars, J. Newman, A Neurobiological Interpretation of Global Workspace Theory. R. Tuomela, The Fate of Folk Psychology. A. Revonsuo, In Search of the Science of Consciousness.
Biography
Antti Revonsuo and Matti Kamppinen
