In defense of human consciousness / Joseph F. Rychlak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rychlak, Joseph F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Apperception.

Human information processing.

Mental Processes.

Medical Subjects:

Consciousness.

Mental Processes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 1997.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

Many scientists proclaim that consciousness is an illusion, a mere by-product of chemical activity in the brain. Scholars influenced by computer technology have further conceptualized consciousness as the "software" that regulates human functions, reducing our foibles and feats to complex but ultimately predictable robotics. /// In this book, J. F. Rychlak makes a case for the existence of consciousness as a state of awareness that allows individuals to weigh opposites and "form introspectively framed intentions" to guide their own behavior. /// To prove his point, Rychlak applies the tenets of Logical Learning Theory, which is based on a decades-long study of how the mind works. Scholars have recently acknowledged the lack of an adequate vocabulary for understanding consciousness. They will find that critical vocabulary in this work. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-328) and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 1997. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s1997 dcunns.

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