Rex Welshon

Philosophy, Neuroscience and Consciousness

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explaining consciousness is one of the last great unanswered scientific and philosophical problems. This title presents an introduction to the problems posed by consciousness that discusses one of the most important work of cognitive science, neurophysiology and philosophy of mind and presents an assessment of the issues and debates.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 159mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9781844651597
• ISBN-10: 1844651592
• Artikelnr.: 25992546

Autorenporträt

Rex Welshon

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and acknowledgements Introduction: problems of consciousness 1.
Refection on consciousness before the mid-twentieth century 2. Functional
neuroanatomy 3. Primate neuropsychology 4. Human evolution 5. Contemporary
neuropsychology 6. Neuropsychology of consciousness 7. Philosophy of mind
and consciousness 8. Reduction and non-reduction 9. Emergence 10. Prospects
for neural theories of consciousness Notes Bibliography Index