Complex Adaptive Systems: Toward a Science of Consciousness III: The Third Tucson Discussions and Debates

Stuart R. Hameroff

ISBN 10: 0262581817 / ISBN 13: 9780262581813

Published by Bradford Books, 1999

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Leichte Risse. Can there be a science of consciousness? This question has been central to three significant conferences at the University of Arizona in Tucson, with the first two resulting in influential publications. This volume compiles invited papers from the third conference, highlighting advancements in the field by experts in philosophy, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, phenomenology, and physics. It is organized into nine sections: the explanatory gap, color, neural correlates of consciousness, vision, emotion, the evolution and function of consciousness, physical reality, the timing of conscious experience, and phenomenology. Each section begins with an overview and commentary by the editors. Contributors include a diverse group of scholars such as Dick J. Bierman, Jeffrey Burgdorf, A. Graham Cairns-Smith, William H. Calvin, and many others, each bringing unique insights into the complexities of consciousness. This collection reflects the ongoing dialogue and interdisciplinary collaboration aimed at understanding the nature of consciousness and its implications for various fields of study.

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• Title: Complex Adaptive Systems: Toward a Science of Consciousness III: The Third Tucson Discussions and Debates
• Publisher: Bradford Books
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262581817
• ISBN 13: 9780262581813
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Fine
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Can there be a science of consciousness? This issue has been the focus of three landmark conferences sponsored by the University of Arizona in Tucson. The first two conferences and books have become touchstones for the field. This volume presents a selection of invited papers from the third conference.

Can there be a science of consciousness? This issue has been the focus of three landmark conferences sponsored by the University of Arizona in Tucson. The first two conferences and books have become touchstones for the field. This volume presents a selection of invited papers from the third conference. It showcases recent progress in this maturing field by researchers from philosophy, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, phenomenology, and physics. It is divided into nine sections: the explanatory gap, color, neural correlates of consciousness, vision, emotion, the evolution and function of consciousness, physical reality, the timing of conscious experience, and phenomenology. Each section is preceded by an overview and commentary by the editors.

Contributors : Dick J. Bierman, Jeffrey Burgdorf, A. Graham Cairns-Smith, William H. Calvin, Christian de Quincey, Frank H. Durgin, Vittorio Gallese, Elizabeth L. Glisky, Melvyn A. Goodale, Richard L. Gregory, Scott Hagan, C. Larry Hardin, C. A. Heywood, Masayuki Hirafuji, Nicholas Humphrey, Harry T. Hunt, Piet Hut, Alfred W. Kaszniak, Robert W. Kentridge, Stanley A. Klein, Charles D. Laughlin, Joseph Levine, Lianggang Lou, Shimon Malin, A. David Milner, Steven Mithen, Martine Nida-Rumelin, Stephen Palmer, Jaak Panksepp, Dean Radin, Steven Z. Rapcsak, Sheryl L. Reminger, Antti Revonsuo, Gregg H. Rosenberg, Yves Rossetti, Jeffrey M. Schwartz, Jonathan Shear, Galen Strawson, Robert Van Gulick, Frances Vaughan, Franz X. Vollenweider, B. Alan Wallace, Douglas F. Watt, Larry Weiskrantz, Fred A. Wolf, Kunio Yasue, Arthur Zajonc.

About the Author

Stuart R. Hameroff is Professor of Anesthesiology and Psychology; Alfred W. Kaszniak is Professor of Psychology, Neurology, and Psychiatry; and David J. Chalmers is Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science, all at the University of Arizona, Tucson.