Theories of consciousness : an introduction and assessment / William Seager.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seager, William, 1952- author.

Seager W Staff, Corporate Author.

Series:

Philosophical issues in science.

Philosophical issues in science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Mind and body.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The most remarkable fact about the universe is that certain parts of it are conscious. Somehow nature has managed to pull the rabbit of experience out of a hat made of mere matter. Making its own contribution to the current, lively debate about the nature of consciousness, Theories of Consciousness introduces variety of approaches to consciousness and explores to what extent scientific understanding of consciousness is possible. Including discussion of key figures, such as Descartes, Foder, Dennett and Chalmers, the book covers identity theories, representational theories, intentio

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Themes From Descartes; Identity Theories and the Generation Problem; HOT Theory: The Mentalistic Reduction of Consciousness; Dennett I: Everything You Thought You Knew About Experience is Wrong; Dennett II: Consciousness Fictionalized; Representational Theories of Consciousness, Part I; Representational Theories of Consciousness, Part II; Conscious Intentionality and the Anti-Cartesian Catastrophe; Consciousness, Information and Panpsychism; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Names; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-295) and indexes.

ISBN:

0-203-27352-4

0-203-05307-9

1-280-19487-1

9786610194872

9780203053072

OCLC:

58041825