An exciting and up-to-the-minute introduction to consciousness
research and its applications to our waking and sleeping moments.
Science now debates great consciousness puzzles such as
chess-playing computers, dream states, and optical illusions.
Opposing theorists ponder if a red sunset exists in the sky or in
the head and why feelings affect thinking. Can objective science
study subjective experience? Once philosophical, consciousness is
now an exciting science. Author Anthony Freeman, managing editor of
the Journal of Consciousness Studies, opens Consciousness with a
history of mind study, and ends with a review of multidisciplinary
cognitive science. Between, it's a wild ride of conflicting
theories on the working of the brain and up-to-the-minute research.
Seeing vs. believing, mind/body connections, zombies, and assembly
line robots are just the beginning. Even chaos theory and quantum
physics are relevant, with opposing approaches inciting
disciplinary battles. This illustrated and accessible volume
profiles key researchers like Wilder Penfield, who chatted with his
conscious sister while removing a tumor from her brain.
General
| Imprint: |
ABC-CLIO Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Controversies in Science |
| Release date: |
October 2003 |
| First published: |
October 2003 |
| Authors: |
Anthony Freeman
|
| Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
352 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-57607-791-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-57607-791-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781576077917 |
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