The nature of consciousness : philosophical debates / edited by Ned Block, Owen Flanagan, and Güven Güzeldere.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Block, Ned Joel, 1942-

Flanagan, Owen, Jr., 1949-

Güzeldere, Güven.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Philosophy of mind.

Physical Description:

xxix, 843 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1997]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

"A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0262023997

0262522101

OCLC:

34618210