Existe-t-il une théorie qui explique l'essence de la conscience ? Ou la conscience elle-même n'est-elle qu'une illusion ? Le « dernier grand mystère de la science », la conscience a été exclue de la recherche sérieuse pendant la majeure partie du siècle dernier, mais est maintenant un domaine d'étude en expansion rapide pour les étudiants en psychologie, en philosophie et en neurosciences. Récemment, le sujet a également suscité un intérêt populaire croissant.
Ce livre révolutionnaire est le premier volume à rassembler toutes les grandes théories des études de conscience, de celles enracinées dans la philosophie occidentale traditionnelle à celles qui sortent des neurosciences, de la théorie quantique et de la philosophie orientale. Conscience largement interdisciplinaire : une introduction est divisée en neuf sections qui examinent des sujets tels que la façon dont les expériences subjectives découlent des processus cérébraux objectifs, la neuroscience de base et la neuropathologie de la conscience, les états modifiés de la conscience, les expériences mystiques et les rêves et les effets des médicaments et de la méditation. Il discute également de la nature de soi, de la possibilité d'une conscience artificielle chez les robots et de la question de savoir si les animaux sont conscients ou non. Amélioré par de nombreuses illustrations et profils de chercheurs importants, le livre comprend également des questions d'auto-évaluation, des suggestions de lecture supplémentaires et des exercices pratiques qui aident à donner vie au sujet.
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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 is a topic that was banned from serious research for most of the last century, but is now an area of increasing popular interest, as well as a rapidly expanding area of study for students of psychology, philosophy and neuroscience. This ground-breaking new book by best-selling author Susan Blackmore is the first of its kind to bring together all the major theories of consciousness studies, from those based on neuroscience to those based on quantum theory or Eastern philosophy.
The book examines topics such as how subjective experiences arise from objective brain processes, the basic neuroscience of consciousness, altered states of consciousness, out of body and near death experiences and the effects of drugs, dreams and meditation. It also explores the nature of self, the possibility of artificial consciousness in robots, and the question of whether animals are conscious.
For all those intrigued by popular science, and what it means to exist, this book could radically transform each reader’s understanding of their own consciousness.
One day, all consciousness textbooks will be made this way. Susan Blackmore's Consciousness is an invaluable addition to the area of consciousness research. It is balanced, scholarly and yet student-friendly: no undergraduate course on consciousness should be without it. This book will prove to be the benchmark by which future consciousness-course texts are judged.
Blackmore's title concentrates on the theory and practice of consciousness by asking you to do some thinking for yourself...she invites you as the reader to join in the speculations by taking part in various illustrative activities. These provide far more insight than words and references ever could on their own. This book can be read by anyone at any level of interest, from the most casual browser to the full-time psychology professional. (Focus 2003-09-01)
Blackmore provides a very student-friendly way in to the often complex debates about consciousness (Mr A Stone, South Bank University 2003-06-01)
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