The Problem of Consciousness Essays Towards a Resolution

McGinn, Colin:

ISBN 10: 0631176985 / ISBN 13: 9780631176985

Published by Oxford, Basil Blackwell Ltd, 1991

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VIII, 216 Seiten Hardcover. Original Pappband. Bibliotheksschild auf Vorderdeckel. Kein Schutzumschlag. Guter Zustand. Bibliotheksexemplar mit den üblichen Bibliotheksstempeln und Einträgen. Sonst innen sehr sauberer, guter Zustand. - Original board with library label on upper cover. No jacket. Good condition. Inside with the common library stamps and inscriptions. Otherwise very clean. B14-02-04E|A90 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 440.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Problem of Consciousness Essays Towards a Resolution
• Publisher: Oxford, Basil Blackwell Ltd
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631176985
• ISBN 13: 9780631176985
• Binding: 23,5 x 15,5 cm
• Edition: 1. Auflage.
• Condition: Gut
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modernes Antiquariat

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Synopsis

The existence of consciousness in a material world has long seemed mysterious. This book attempts to account for the mystery in a new way. It is not a matter of the world containing an objective miracle or a metaphysical enigma. Consciousness does not undermine atheistic naturalism. Nor is it that we are in the grip of a philosophical mistake - that there is nothing in reality to worry about. Consciousness does exist, and it cannot be explained by the physical sciences. The mystery arises, rather, from our modes of concept-formation: we cannot in principle arrive at a theory that would render the nature of consciousness explicable to us, despite its inherent naturalness.The Problem of Consciousness develops this point of view by considering subjectivity, intentionality, the limits of introspection, mental causation, and the hidden structure of consciousness. It also includes chapters on philosophical laws, mental kinds, functionalism and machine consciousness. Overall, the book aims to confront the problem of consciousness in all its difficulty while refusing to be overawed by it.