Introducing Consciousness : A Graphic Guide Paperback / softback
by David Papineau
Illustrated by Howard Selina
Part of the Graphic Guides series
Paperback / softback
Description
'An excellent book' - Ted Honderich, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London (UCL) Introducing Consciousness provides a comprehensive guide to the current state of consciousness studies.
It starts with the history of the philosophical relation between mind and matter, and proceeds to scientific attempts to explain consciousness in terms of neural mechanisms, cerebral computation and quantum mechanics.
Along the way, readers will be introduced to zombies and Chinese Rooms, ghosts in machines and Erwin Schrodinger's cat.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Icon Books
- Publication Date:02/09/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781848311718
Information
-
Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Icon Books
- Publication Date:02/09/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781848311718
