Modern science may have split the atom and solved the mystery of life, but it has yet to explain the source of conscious feelings. Eminent thinkers from many areas of science are turning to this problem, and a wide range of theories are currently on offer. Yet sceptics doubt whether consciousness can be tamed by conventional science, or even can be understood at all.Introducing Consciousness provides a comprehensive guide to the current state of consciousness studies. It starts with the history of the philosophical relation between mind and matter, and proceeds to scientific attempts to explain consciousness in terms of neural mechanisms, cerebral computation and quantum mechanics. Along the way, readers will be introduced to zombies and Chinese Rooms, ghosts in machines and Schrödinger's cat. This is the perfect inauguration in a subject widely viewed as the last frontier of science.
| Autor: | Papineau David |
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| ISBN: | 9781848311718 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Icon Books |
| Veröffentlicht: | 02.09.2010 |
| Untertitel: | A Graphic Guide |
| Schlagworte: | ANF:Psychology BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / General COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction Conscious & unconscious Graphic Guides: Philosophy & Ethics Graphic Guides: Psychology PSYCHOLOGY / General Popular psychology STUDY AIDS / General |
David Papineau: Professor David Papineau is a Professor of Philosophy at Kings College London.Howard Selina: Howard Selina studied painting at St. Martin's School of Art and the Royal Academy in London, where he now lives and works. He has also illustrated Introducing series titles on Evolution and Consciousness.