Introducing Consciousness: A Graphic Guide
Author(s): David Papineau, Howard Selina
"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 Schrodinger's cat.
General Information
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- : Icon Books
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- : 0.16
- : 01 November 2010
- : 01 December 2010
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Other Specifications
- : David Papineau, Howard Selina
- : Paperback
- : Howard Selina
- : English
- : 153
- : illustrations
More About The Product
'An excellent book' Ted Honderich
David Papineau is Professor of Philosophy of Science at King's College London. Howard Selina is an acclaimed graphic artist.