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Author Chalmers, David John, 1966-

Title The character of consciousness / by David J. Chalmers
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 596 pages)
Series Philosophy of mind
Philosophy of mind series.
Contents Facing up to the problem of consciousness -- How can we construct a science of consciousness? -- What is a neural correlate of consciousness? -- On the search for the neural correlate of consciousness -- Consciousness and its place in nature -- The two-dimensional argument against materialism -- Conceptual analysis and reductive explanation (with Frank Jackson) -- The content of phenomenal concepts -- The epistemology of phenomenal belief -- Phenomenal concepts and the explanatory gap -- The representational character of experience -- Perception and the fall from Eden -- The Matrix as metaphysics -- What if the unity of consciousness? (with Tim Bayne)
Summary What is consciousness? How does the subjective character of consciousness fit into an objective world? How can there be a science of consciousness? Here, Chalmers develops a unified framework that addresses these questions and many others
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 570-585) and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Consciousness.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Personality.
PHILOSOPHY -- Mind & Body.
Consciousness
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