The object of this study is to find a coherent theoretical approach
to three problems which appear to interrelate in complex ways: (1)
What is the ontological status of consciousness? (2) How can there
be 'un conscious, ' 'prereflective' or 'self-alienated'
consciousness? And (3) Is there a 'self' or 'ego' formed by means
of the interrelation of more elementary states of consciousness?
The motivation for combining such a diversity of difficult
questions is that we often learn more by looking at interrelations
of problems than we could by viewing them only in isola tion. The
three questions posed here have emerged as especially prob lematic
in the context of twentieth century philosophy. 1. The question of
the ontological status of consciousness The question 'What is
consciousness?' is one of the most perplexing in philosophy-so
perplexing that many have been motivated to proceed as though
consciousness did not exist. If William James was speaking
rhetorically when he said "Consciousness does not exist," 1 many
behaviorists of the recent past were not. 2 James meant only to
imply that consciousness is not an independently existing
soul-substance, along side physical substances. He did not mean
that we do not really 'have' consciousness, and he did not provide
final resolution for the problem of the causal interrelations
between consciousness and the physical realm (e. g., our bodies).
Many recent philosophers and psychologists, however, try to proceed
as though these problems did not exist."
General
| Imprint: |
Kluwer Academic Publishers
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| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Series: |
Martinus Nijhoff Philosophy Library, 18 |
| Release date: |
May 1986 |
| First published: |
May 1986 |
| Authors: |
R Ellis
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| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
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| Pages: |
205 |
| Edition: |
1986 ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-90-247-3349-1 |
| Categories: |
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| LSN: |
90-247-3349-9 |
| Barcode: |
9789024733491 |
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