Philosophers on Consciousness (eBook, ePUB)

Talking about the Mind
Redaktion: Symes, Jack

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

We know, more intimately than anything else, what it's like to undergo a rich world of experiences: agonizing pains, dizzying pleasures, heady rage and existential doubts. But, despite the incredible advances of physical science, it seems that we're no closer to an explanation of how this inner world of experiences comes about. No matter how detailed our description of the physical brain, perhaps we'll always be left with this same question: how and why does the brain produce consciousness?

This book is a short, accessible and engaging guide to the mystery of consciousness. Featuring remastered interviews and original essays from the world's leading thinkers, Philosophers on Consciousness sheds new light on the most promising theories in philosophy and science. Beyond understanding the mind, this is a journey into personal identity, the origin of meaning, the nature of morality and the fundamental structure of reality.

Contributors include: Miri Albahari, Susan Blackmore, David Chalmers, Patricia Churchland, Daniel Dennett, Keith Frankish, Philip Goff, Frank Jackson, Casey Logue, Gregory Miller, Michelle Montague, Massimo Pigliucci and Galen Strawson.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350190443
• Artikelnr.: 63148998

Autorenporträt

Jack Symes is the producer of The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast and the editor of the Bloomsbury series, Talking about Philosophy. He is currently Teacher and Researcher of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors Illustration Acknowledgements Preface 1. Why Consciousness Matters
Gregory Miller 2. The Grand Illusion
Susan Blackmore 3. The Hard Problem
David Chalmers 4. A Change of Heart
Frank Jackson 5. The Given
Michelle Montague 6. A Biologist's Perspective
Massimo Pigliucci 7. The Hornswoggle Problem
Patricia Churchland 8. Illusionism
Keith Frankish 9. Closing the Theatre
Daniel Dennett 10. The Denial
Galen Strawson 11. Galileo's Error
Philip Goff 12. The World as Consciousness
Miri Albahari & Jack Symes Notes & Sources Index