Introducing Consciousness |
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| Author:
| Papineau, David |
| Illustrator:
| Selina, Howard |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84046-453-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2005 |
| Publisher: | Icon Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $10.19 |
Book Description:
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A guide to the state of consciousness studies. It presents the history of the philosophical relation between mind and matter, and covers the scientific attempts to explain consciousness in terms of neural mechanisms, cerebral computation and quantum mechanics. It also introduces readers to zombies, ghosts in machines and Schrodinger's cat.
A guide to the state of consciousness studies. It presents the history of the philosophical relation between mind and matter, and covers the scientific attempts to explain consciousness in terms of neural mechanisms, cerebral computation and quantum mechanics. It also introduces readers to zombies, ghosts in machines and Schrodinger's cat.