Consciousness An Introduction

Name: Consciousness An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780195153439

ISBN-10: 019515343X

ISBN-13: 9780195153439

Edition: 2003

Authors: Susan Blackmore

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Is there a theory that explains the essence of consciousness? Or is consciousness itself just an illusion? The "last great mystery of science," consciousness was excluded from serious research for most of the last century but is now a rapidly expanding area of study for students of psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience. Recently the topic has also captured growing popular interest. This groundbreaking book is the first volume to bring together all the major theories of consciousness studies--from those rooted in traditional Western philosophy to those coming out of neuroscience, quantum theory, and Eastern philosophy. Broadly interdisciplinary, Consciousness: An Introduction is divided…

Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/16/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 9.02" wide x 7.40" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English



Boxes and Sidebars


Acknowledgments


Introduction



The problem



What's the problem?



What is it like to be...?



What does consciousness do?



The world



Attention and timing



The theater of the mind



The grand illusion



The self



Egos, bundles and multiple selves



Theories of self



Agency and free will



Evolution



The evolution of consciousness



The function of consciousness



Animal minds



Artificial consciousness



Minds and machines



Could a machine be conscious?



How to build a conscious machine



The brain



The neural correlates of consciousness



The unity of consciousness



Damaged brains



Borderlands



Unconscious processing



The paranormal



Reality and imagination



Altered states of consciousness



Drugs and altered states



Sleep, dreams and hypnotic states



Exceptional human experience



First-person approaches



The view from within



Meditation and mindfulness



Buddhism and consciousness


References


Index