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The Conscious Brain (Hardcover, New)
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The Conscious Brain (Hardcover, New)
Series: Philosophy of Mind Series
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Synthesizing decades of research, The Conscious Brain advances a
theory of the psychological and neurophysiological correlates of
conscious experience. In the first part of the book, Prinz argues
that consciousness always arises at a particular stage of
perceptual processing, the intermediate level, and that
consciousness depends on attention. Attention changes the flow of
information and that gives rise to experience. The resulting
account is called the AIR Theory, for attended intermediate-level
representations. Objections to the theory are addressed. In the
second part of the book, Prinz argues that all consciousness is
perceptual: there is no cognitive phenomenology, no experience of
motor commands, and no experience of a conscious self. This
conclusions challenge popular theories in consciousness studies:
the view that we can directly experience our thoughts, the view
that consciousness essentially involves action, and the view that
every experience includes awareness of the subject having that
experience. In the third part of the book, Prinz explores the
neural correlates of consciousness. He argues attention-hence
consciousness-arises when populations of neurons fire in synchrony,
and he responds to those who deny that consciousness could be a
process in the brain. Along the way, Prinz also advances novel
theories of qualia, the function of consciousness, the unity of
consciousness, and the mind-body relation, defending a view called
neurofunctionism. Each chapter in The Conscious Brain brings
neuroscientific evidence to bear on enduring philosophical
questions. Major philosophical and scientific theories of
consciousness are surveyed, challenged, and extended.
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