This book reviews some of the most important scientific and philosophical theories concerning the nature of mind and consciousness. Current theories on the mind-body problem and the neural correlates of consciousness are presented through a series of biographical sketches of the most influential thinkers across the fields of philosophy of mind, psychology and neuroscience. The book is divided into two parts: the first is dedicated to philosophers of mind and the second, to neuroscientists/experimental psychologists. Each part comprises twenty short chapters, with each chapter being dedicated to one author. A brief introduction is given on his or her life and most important works and influences. The most influential theory/ies developed by each author are then carefully explained and examined with the aim of scrutinizing the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches to the nature of consciousness.
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"For any reader wanting to find out how the
philosophical debates between dualistic and identity theories and a variety of
intermediate positions have unfolded over the last decades . this book is a
perfect starting point. . This book makes clear that there is a great deal of
opportunity for philosophers, neuroscientists and clinicians to learn from each
other when discussing disorders of consciousness, dissociative states or the alterations
of qualia . associated with synaesthesia or hallucinatory experiences." (David
E. J. Linden, Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Vol. 20 (5), 2015)
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7
34 farbige Abbildungen, 7 s/w Abbildungen
XVI, 203 p. 41 illus., 34 illus. in color.
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ISBN-13
978-3-662-44088-9 (9783662440889)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-44088-9
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