Mindmelding : consciousness, neuroscience, and the mind's privacy /

In this controversial book, William Hirstein argues that it is possible for one person to directly experience the conscious states of another, by way of what he calls mindmelding. Drawing on a range of research from neuroscience, psychology and philosophy, he presents a highly original ccount of con...

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Main Author: Hirstein, William
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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Summary:In this controversial book, William Hirstein argues that it is possible for one person to directly experience the conscious states of another, by way of what he calls mindmelding. Drawing on a range of research from neuroscience, psychology and philosophy, he presents a highly original ccount of consciousness.
Physical Description:x, 282 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-272) and indexes.
ISBN:9780199231904 (hbk.)
0199231907 (hbk.)