Consciousness: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Consciousness: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192805850

ISBN-10: 0192805851

ISBN-13: 9780192805850

Edition: 2005

Authors: Susan Blackmore

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"The last great mystery for science," consciousness has become a controversial topic. Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction challenges readers to reconsider key concepts such as personality, free will, and the soul. 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 these debates, and the field has now expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers. This book clarifies the potentially confusing arguments and clearly describes the major theories, with illustrations and lively cartoons to…

Book details

List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/23/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English




Why the mystery?



The human brain



Time and space



A grand illusion



The self



Conscious will



Altered states of consciousness



The evolution of consciousness