Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 596 pages) |
Series |
Philosophy of mind |
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Philosophy of mind series.
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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.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Personality.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Mind & Body.
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Consciousness
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780199718658 |
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0199718652 |
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9780199870851 |
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0199870853 |
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0199826617 |
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9780199826612 |
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1282768336 |
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9781282768338 |
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9786612768330 |
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6612768339 |
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9780195311105 |
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0195311108 |
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