Questioning consciousness : the interplay of imagery, cognition, and emotion in the human brain / Ralph D. Ellis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellis, Ralph D.

Series:

Advances in consciousness research ; v. 2.

Advances in consciousness research, 1381-589X ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Apperception.

Human information processing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c1995.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Questioning Consciousness brings together neuroscientific, psychological and phenomenological research, combining in a readable format recent developments in image research and neurology. It reassesses the mind-body relation and research on 'mental models', abstract concept formation, and acquisition of logical and apparently 'imageless' inference skills. It is argued that to be conscious of an object is essentially to imagine in a habituated way what would happen if we were to perform certain actions in relation to the object; and that mental images fit together to build up abstract co

Contents:

QUESTIONING CONSCIOUSNESS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION Differences between Conscious and Non-conscious Processing: Why They Make a Difference; CHAPTER ONE. The Relation between Imaginary and Perceptual Contents; CHAPTER TWO. From Images to Concepts; CHAPTER THREE. Images, Logic, and Mental Development; CHAPTER FOUR. The Ontological Status of Consciousness; CHAPTER FIVE. The Priority of Process over Substratum: Consciousness as an Organic Phenomenon; CHAPTER SIX. Memory, Emotion, and Symbolization

CONCLUSION The Centrality of SubjunctivesREFERENCES; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-256) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-17451-0

9786613174512

90-272-8360-5

OCLC:

739051538