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There has been an explosion of work on consciousness in the last
30-40 years from philosophers, psychologists, and neurologists.
Thus, there is a need for an interdisciplinary, comprehensive
volume in the field that brings together contributions from a wide
range of experts on fundamental and cutting-edge topics. The
Routledge Handbook of Consciousness fills this need and makes each
chapter's importance understandable to students and researchers
from a variety of backgrounds. Designed to complement and better
explain primary sources, this volume is a valuable "first-stop"
publication for undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in any
course on "Consciousness," "Philosophy of Mind," or "Philosophy of
Psychology," as well as a valuable handbook for researchers in
these fields who want a useful reference to have close at hand. The
34 chapters, all published here for the first time, are divided
into three parts: Part I covers the "History and Background
Metaphysics" of consciousness, such as dualism, materialism, free
will, and personal identity, and includes a chapter on Indian
philosophy. Part II is on specific "Contemporary Theories of
Consciousness," with chapters on representational, information
integration, global workspace, attention-based, and quantum
theories. Part III is entitled "Major Topics in Consciousness
Research," with chapters on psychopathologies, dreaming,
meditation, time, action, emotion, multisensory experience, animal
and robot consciousness, and the unity of consciousness. Each
chapter begins with a brief introduction and concludes with a list
of "Related Topics," as well as a list of "References," making the
volume indispensable for the newcomer and experienced researcher
alike.
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The Who and Philosophy (Hardcover)
Rocco J. Gennaro, Casey Harison; Contributions by Scott Calef, Dan Dinello, Don Fallis, …
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The Who were one of the most memorable and influential of the 1960s
British Invasion bands-memorable because of their loudness and
because they destroyed instruments during performances, and
influential because of their success in crafting "Power Pop"
singles like "My Generation" and "I Can See for Miles,"
long-playing albums Live at Leeds and Who's Next, and the "rock
operas" Tommy and Quadrophenia. The themes that principal
songwriter Pete Townshend imparted into The Who's music drew upon
the group's mostly working-class London upbringings and early Mod
audiences: frustration, angst, irony, and a youthful inclination to
lash out. Like some of his rock and roll contemporaries, Townshend
was also affected by religious ideas coming from India and the
existential dread he felt about the possibility of nuclear war.
During a career that spanned three decades, The Who gave their fans
and rock critics a lot to think about. The remarkable depth and
breadth of The Who's music and their story as one of the most
exciting and provocative rock bands over the last half-century are
the subjects of the philosophical explorations in this collection.
Ethics is concerned with the way human beings ought to behave. This
book, written in the form of a dialogue, is an introduction to
several ethical theories and to four major contemporary moral
issues: euthanasia, abortion, animal rights, and capital
punishment. It aims to develop some views and arguments that have
already emerged in the literature of ethics.
There has been an explosion of work on consciousness in the last
30-40 years from philosophers, psychologists, and neurologists.
Thus, there is a need for an interdisciplinary, comprehensive
volume in the field that brings together contributions from a wide
range of experts on fundamental and cutting-edge topics. The
Routledge Handbook of Consciousness fills this need and makes each
chapter's importance understandable to students and researchers
from a variety of backgrounds. Designed to complement and better
explain primary sources, this volume is a valuable "first-stop"
publication for undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in any
course on "Consciousness," "Philosophy of Mind," or "Philosophy of
Psychology," as well as a valuable handbook for researchers in
these fields who want a useful reference to have close at hand. The
34 chapters, all published here for the first time, are divided
into three parts: Part I covers the "History and Background
Metaphysics" of consciousness, such as dualism, materialism, free
will, and personal identity, and includes a chapter on Indian
philosophy. Part II is on specific "Contemporary Theories of
Consciousness," with chapters on representational, information
integration, global workspace, attention-based, and quantum
theories. Part III is entitled "Major Topics in Consciousness
Research," with chapters on psychopathologies, dreaming,
meditation, time, action, emotion, multisensory experience, animal
and robot consciousness, and the unity of consciousness. Each
chapter begins with a brief introduction and concludes with a list
of "Related Topics," as well as a list of "References," making the
volume indispensable for the newcomer and experienced researcher
alike.
Questions on the nature of concepts in philosophy, psychology, and
cognitive science, such as 'What are concepts?' and 'What is it to
possess a concept?' are notoriously difficult to answer. For
example, are concepts abstract mind-independent objects in some
Platonic or Fregean sense, or are they better understood as mental
representations, such as constituents of thoughts? A common view in
cognitive science is that thought is based on word-like mental
representations; some say that possessing a concept C involves
demonstrating some kind of ability with respect to C's. But which
ability? Other longstanding issues concern a proper theory of the
structure of concepts. These questions are tackled here by Simon
Baron-Cohen, Peter Carruthers, and a distinguished cast of other
scientists and philosophers.
Since its publication in 1996, many thousands of students have
first encountered key issues in the philosophy of mind in the pages
of Rocco J. Gennaro's introductory work, Mind and Brain: A Dialogue
on the Mind-Body Problem . In this new edition, Gennaro updates and
expands the work to reflect current topics and discussions. The
dialogue provides a clear and compelling overview of the mind-body
problem suitable for both introductory students and those who have
some background in the philosophy of mind. Topics include:
Immortality Materialism Descartes' "Divisibility Argument" for
substance dualism The "Argument from Introspection" for substance
dualism The main objections to dualism The interaction between mind
and brain The relation between brain damage and the prospect of an
afterlife Parallelism and epiphenomenalism The type/token
distinction within materialism and the problem of multiple
realizability Arguments against materialism and its ability to
explain consciousness Property dualism and panpsychism The
epistemological problem of other minds The nature of inductive
knowledge Evidence for animal consciousness The problem of machine
or robot minds The inverted spectrum argument Also included are a
brief Introduction, a list of Study Questions designed to enhance
classroom discussion and serve as a resource for the development of
paper topics, a Glossary, and an Index of Key Terms.
This collecton presents some of the most vital and original recent writings on Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, the three greatest rationalists of the early modern period. Their work offered brilliant and distinct integrations of science, morals, metaphysics, and religion, which today remain at the centre of philosophical discussion. These essays explore how these three philosophical systems treated matter, substance, human freedom, natural necessity, knowledge, mind, and consciousness.
This volume, which grew out of a 1995 NEH seminar on the Rationalists, presents nineteen previously unpublished papers on work of Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz. These three philsophers are the most important representatives of the 17th and 18th century movement known as rationalism, which can be characterized by the idea that knowledge can be acquired a priori, without sensory experience, from pure thought or reason. Particularly in epistemology and metaphysics, their work has remained at the centre of philosophical interest. The volume is thematically organized into three Parts: Matter and Substance, Freedom and Necessity, and Mind and Consciousness. The contributors are J.Bennett, E.Palmer, D.Garrett, M.Stuart, J.Cover, D.Flage, S.Voss, J.Campbell, E.Stonak, M.Della Rocca, G.Gorham, M.Wilson, C.Wilson, R.Gennaro, L.Hall, C. Heunemann, E.Curley, G.Walski, S.Levey, and S.Goodin.
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