The Evolution of Consciousness |
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| Author:
| Macphail, Euan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-850324-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1998 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $72.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the psychology of consciousness and questions the assumption that nonverbal organisms - animals and babies - are conscious. Topics include: animal cognition; unconscious learning and perception; infantile amnesia; nature of pleasure and pain. The philosophical background is expounded, and a novel proposal, that language is necessary for consciousness, is advanced.
This book explores the psychology of consciousness and questions the assumption that nonverbal organisms - animals and babies - are conscious. Topics include: animal cognition; unconscious learning and perception; infantile amnesia; nature of pleasure and pain. The philosophical background is expounded, and a novel proposal, that language is necessary for consciousness, is advanced.