The neural structure of consciousness / Joseph Mendola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mendola, Joseph, Author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in philosophy.

Cambridge studies in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Neurophysiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 259 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Consciousness is an intriguing mystery, of which standard accounts all have well-known difficulties. This book examines the central question about consciousness: that is, the question of how phenomenal features of our experience are related to physical features of our nervous system. Using the way in which we experience color as a central case, it develops a novel account of how consciousness is constituted by our neural structure, and so presents a new physicalist and internalist solution to the hard problem of phenomenal consciousness, with respect specifically to sensory qualia. The necessary background in philosophy and sensory neurophysiology is provided for the reader throughout. The book will appeal to a range of readers interested in the problems of consciousness.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Series information

Title page

Imprints page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Introduction

1

2

3

4

5

6

Chapter 2 Neuralia on Earth

7

8

9

Chapter 3 The Whole Nervous System Model

10

11

12

13

Chapter 4 The Modal Structure of Color Qualia

Chapter 5 Some Other Senses

Chapter 6 Visual Space

Chapter 7 Time, Cause, and Particularity

Chapter 8 Summary and Objection

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jul 2025).

ISBN:

1-009-51476-8

1-009-51480-6

1-009-51477-6

OCLC:

1523136923