
The Nature of Consciousness
Philosophical Debates
MIT Press
Published on 10. September 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
885 pages
978-0-262-52210-6 (ISBN)
Description
Intended for anyone attempting to find their way through the large and confusingly interwoven philosophical literature on consciousness, this reader brings together most of the principal texts in philosophy (and a small set of related key works in neuropsychology) on consciousness through 1997, and includes some forthcoming articles. Its extensive coverage strikes a balance between seminal works of the past few decades and the leading edge of philosophical research on consciousness.As no other anthology currently does, The Nature of Consciousness provides a substantial introduction to the field, and imposes structure on a vast and complicated literature, with sections covering stream of consciousness, theoretical issues, consciousness and representation, the function of consciousness, subjectivity and the explanatory gap, the knowledge argument, qualia, and monitoring conceptions of consciousness. Of the 49 contributions, 18 are either new or have been adapted from a previous publication.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: From College Freshman to College Graduate Student
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 47 mm
Weight
1391 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-52210-6 (9780262522106)
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edited by Ned J. Block, Owen J. Flanagan, and Güven Güzeldere
Editor
New York University
Duke University
Duke University