What is it like to be a bat? /
This book is a fiftieth anniversary republication of Thomas Nagel's "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?," a classic in the philosophy of mind. Through its argument for the irreducible subjectivity of consciousness, it played an essential role in making the study of consciousness a central p...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2024].
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| Summary: | This book is a fiftieth anniversary republication of Thomas Nagel's "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?," a classic in the philosophy of mind. Through its argument for the irreducible subjectivity of consciousness, it played an essential role in making the study of consciousness a central part of philosophy, psychology and neuroscience. It also spurred the now flourishing scientific attention to the consciousness of non-human creatures, mammals, birds, fish, mollusks and insects. The book also includes a second essay offering Nagel's more recent thoughts on the most promising positive response to the mind-body problem, as posed in the original essay. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 64 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780197752791 0197752799 |