The Explicit Animal: A Defence of Human Consciousness - Couverture rigide

Tallis, Raymond

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0333546148 ISBN 13 : 9780333546147

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 1991

Synopsis

An impassioned attack, "The Explicit Animal" examines contemporary attempts to accommodate consciousness within the dominant and materialist world picture. Biological and computational theories and theories such as functionalism that attempt to eliminate subjective experience are shown to be profoundly misconcieved. An examination of consciousness as it is expressed in the life of man, "the explicit animal", demonstrates its irreducible mystery. The text refutes these attempts, and outlines a new account of consciousness. The author, Raymond Tallis, has published a number of books. These include "Between the Zones", "Glints of Darkness", "In Defence of Realism", "The Pursuit of Mind", and "Not Saussure", published by Macmillan.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

There has been an extraordinary resurgence of interest in the enigma of human consciousness among neuroscientists, psychologists, and professional philosophers. Much work is aimed at accommodating consciousness within the currently dominant physicalist wo

Biographie de l'auteur

Raymond Tallis is Professor of Geriatric Medecine at the University of Manchester.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0333546148
• ISBN 13: 9780333546147
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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