The Mysterious Flame - Conscious Minds in a Material World (Paperback, New Ed)

In recent years the nature of consciousness--our immediately known experiences--has taken its place as the most profound problem that science faces. Now in this brilliant and thoroughly accessible new book Colin McGinn takes a provocative position on this perplexing problem. Arguing that we can never truly "know" consciousness--that the human intellect is simply not equipped to unravel this mystery--he demonstrates that accepting this limitation in fact opens up a whole new field of investigation. In elegant prose, McGinn explores the implications of this Mysterian position--such as the new value it gives to the power of dreams and introspection--and challenges the reader with intriguing questions about the very nature of our minds and brains.

General

Imprint:	BasicBooks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	April 2000
Authors:	Colin McGinn
Dimensions:	204 x 127 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	242
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-465-01423-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Social sciences > Psychology > States of consciousness > Conscious & unconscious Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
LSN:	0-465-01423-2
Barcode:	9780465014231

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