The Character of Consciousness (Hardcover)

What is consciousness? How does the subjective character of consciousness fit into an objective world? How can there be a science of consciousness? In this sequel to his groundbreaking and controversial The Conscious Mind, David Chalmers develops a unified framework that addresses these questions and many others. Starting with a statement of the "hard problem" of consciousness, Chalmers builds a positive framework for the science of consciousness and a nonreductive vision of the metaphysics of consciousness. He replies to many critics of The Conscious Mind, and then develops a positive theory in new directions. The book includes original accounts of how we think and know about consciousness, of the unity of consciousness, and of how consciousness relates to the external world. Along the way, Chalmers develops many provocative ideas: the "consciousness meter", the Garden of Eden as a model of perceptual experience, and The Matrix as a guide to the deepest philosophical problems about consciousness and the external world. This book will be required reading for anyone interested in the problems of mind, brain, consciousness, and reality.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Philosophy of Mind
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	October 2010
Authors:	David J. Chalmers (Professor of Philosophy, Director of Centre for Consciousness)
Dimensions:	237 x 162 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	624
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-531110-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > States of consciousness > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Promotions
LSN:	0-19-531110-8
Barcode:	9780195311105

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