Understanding Phenomenal Consciousness - Couverture rigide

Robinson, William S.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521834635 ISBN 13 : 9780521834636

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This book presents a dualistic view of the mind that goes against the dominant materialist views.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Review of the hardback: 'Understanding Phenomenal Consciousness is an out-and-out defense of dualism ... against standard objections and against currently competing materialist theories of the qualitative character of experience. The view Robinson defends is provocative and should be widely discussed. The book is methodologically sophisticated and crammed with argument.' William Lycan, University of North Carolina

Review of the hardback: 'Robinson's book is a highly impressive and forceful defense of a radical position in the philosophy of consciousness: ephiphenomenalistic dualism ... The clarity of the argumentation is outstanding ... The writing is lively and fresh; the background desire to advance a novel account of consciousness lends a certain 'newness' to even well trodden philosophical paths. The book is packed with careful, interesting and intriguing arguments.' William Seager, University of Toronto

Présentation de l'éditeur

William S. Robinson has for many years written insightfully about the mind-body problem. In Understanding Phenomenal Consciousness he focuses on sensory experience (e.g., pain, afterimages) and perception qualities such as colours, sounds and odours to present a dualistic view of the mind, called Qualitative Event Realism, that goes against the dominant materialist views. This theory is relevant to the development of a science of consciousness which is now being pursued not only by philosophers but by researchers in psychology and the brain sciences. This provocative book will interest students and professionals who work in the philosophy of mind and will also have cross-disciplinary appeal in cognitive psychology and the brain sciences.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521834635
• ISBN 13: 9780521834636
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 278
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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