Consciousness is motor : William James on mind and action /

Why are we conscious? What role did this mental trait evolve to play in modulating behaviour? Or is consciousness just an epiphenomenon, a useless byproduct of otherwise self-sufficient brain activity? This book offers a historical approach to these philosophical questions. It contextualizes and phi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Klein, Alexander Mugar (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Subjects:	James, William, > 1842-1910 Consciousness > Physiological aspects. Act (Philosophy) Automatism. Phenomenalism. Consciousness. Conscience. Automatisme. Conscience > Aspect physiologique. Action (Philosophie) Phénoménalisme. automatism (psychological concept) History & Surveys. PHILOSOPHY. Mind & Body. Modern. Psychology. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction : warp and weft in William James
Biographical & historical preliminaries
James's methodology
Descartes
Pflüger & Lewes
Huxley
Consciousness
Against epiphenomenalism
Action
Will
Postscript. Towards pragmatism.