Consciousness in Contemporary Science - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198521685 ISBN 13: 9780198521686

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1988

Synopsis

The significance of consciousness in modern science is discussed by leading authorities from a variety of disciplines. Presenting a wide-ranging survey of current thinking on this important topic, the contributors address such issues as the status of different aspects of consciousness; the criteria for using the concept of consciousness and identifying instances of it; the basis of consciousness in functional brain organization; the relationship between different levels of theoretical discourse; and the functions of consciousness.

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Review

`It is a pleasure to report that the present volume is a wonderful collection of papers from a variety of psychologically relevant perspectives that are actually written to address the issue of consciousness head on.' `The book is full of memorable and challenging statements, ...., the spirit of the presentations, and their collection in one volume, singles this out as that most rare of beasts, a book that nearly all psychologists will find of interest.' The Psychologist

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198521685
• ISBN 13: 9780198521686
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Marcel A. J., Bisiach E.