Consciousness : creeping up on the hard problem /
How does consciousness arise out of the functioning of the human brain? This work presents an analysis of our conscious lives, with profound implications for human nature.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Stances towards the problem of consciousness
- Ch. 2. The illusory narrative of consciousness
- Ch. 3. Where science and consciousness meet
- Ch. 4. Intentionality
- Ch. 5. Reality and illusion
- Ch. 6. Enter qualia
- Ch. 7. A survival value for consciousness?
- Ch. 8. Creeping up on the hard problem
- Ch. 9. Epiphenomenalism revisted
- Ch. 10. Scrutinising functionalism
- Ch. 11. From Cartesian theatre to global workspace
- Ch. 12. The global neuronal workspace
- Ch. 13. The neural correlate of consciousness
- Ch. 14. Bottom-up vs. top-down processing
- Ch. 15. Egocentric space and the parietal lobes
- Ch. 16. Taking physics seriously
- Ch. 17. Consciousness of self : the point of view.