Science and the Riddle of Consciousness

Foss, Jeffrey E.

ISBN 10: 1441949941 / ISBN 13: 9781441949943

Published by Springer, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Science and the Riddle of Consciousness
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441949941
• ISBN 13: 9781441949943
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

Consciousness has become a major topic of scientific interest, and dozens of books have been written in recent years to explain it, yet it still remains a mystery. Science and the Riddle of Consciousness explains why consciousness is a riddle for science, and demonstrates how this riddle can be solved.
The questions examined in the book speak directly to neuroscientists, computer scientists, psychologists, and philosophers.

Review

From the reviews:

`[...] Foss has produced an excellent book from which consciousness researchers can profit.'
Philosophia, 31:1-2 (October 2003)

"Professor Foss has written not just one book but sketched two in outline. Ostensively his task is to show how one might study matters of consciousness in a scientifically responsible manner. ... Foss has written a most exciting work. It is both rigorously argued and fun to read. Foss’s book should earn him a place with the likes of Daniel Dennett and Owen Flanagan – high praise indeed." (Paul A. Wagner, The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. LVI (223), 2003)