Consciousness : a very short introduction / Susan Blackmore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blackmore, Susan J., 1951-

Series:

Very short introductions ; 121.

Very short introductions ; 121

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Physical Description:

146 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, [2005]

Summary:

"Consciousness, 'the last great mystery for science', has now become a hot topic. How can a physical brain create our experience of the world? What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Could consciousness itself be an illusion? Exciting new developments in brain science are opening up debates on these issues, and the field has now expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers. This controversial book clarifies the potentially confusing arguments, and the major theories using illustrations, lively cartoons, and experiments. Topics include vision and attention, theories of self and will, experiments on action and awareness, altered states of consciousness, and the effects of brain damage and drugs."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Why the mystery?

The human brain

Time and space

A grand illusion

The self

Conscious will

Altered states of consciousness

The evolution of consciousness.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-140) and index.

ISBN:

0192805851

9780192805850

OCLC:

57186248

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