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Consciousness: An Interdisciplinary Guide de David Svolba

Consciousness: An Interdisciplinary Guide

Autor David Svolba, Abe Witonsky
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 apr 2026
What is consciousness? What is the right way to study it? How can we determine when someone or something is conscious? Drawing on historical and contemporary work across many disciplines, including philosophy, neuroscience, cognitive science, and psychology, David Svolba and Abe Witonsky tackle these questions and many more in this exciting and expansive guidebook. Written for those who are new to the subject, this book helps readers understand why consciousness has been called the “last great mystery,” and why understanding the nature and function of consciousness has become a central topic in the philosophy of mind.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781554815692
ISBN-10: 155481569X
Pagini: 350
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: BROADVIEW PR
Colecția Broadview Press
Locul publicării:Peterborough, Canada

Recenzii

What is consciousness? What is the right way to study it? How can we determine when someone or something is conscious? Drawing on historical and contemporary work across many disciplines, including philosophy, neuroscience, cognitive science, and psychology, David Svolba and Abe Witonsky tackle these questions and many more in this exciting and expansive guidebook. Written for those who are new to the subject, this book helps readers understand why consciousness has been called the “last great mystery,” and why understanding the nature and function of consciousness has become a central topic in the philosophy of mind.

Cuprins

  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction

Chapter 1: Concepts of Consciousness

    • 1.1. Introduction
    • 1.2. Rosenthal on Three Forms of Consciousness
    • 1.3. Access-Consciousness and Phenomenal Consciousness
    • 1.4. Conclusion

Chapter 2: Dualism

    • 2.1. Introduction
    • 2.2. The Problem of Consciousness
    • 2.3. Dualism
    • 2.4. Motivations for Dualism
    • 2.5. Arguments for Dualism
    • 2.6. Problems with Dualism
    • 2.7. Conclusion

Chapter 3: Physicalism

    • 3.1. Introduction
    • 3.2. Identity
    • 3.3. Why Physicalism Is Compelling
    • 3.4. Arguments for Physicalism
    • 3.5. The Hard Problem of Consciousness
    • 3.6. Conclusion

Chapter 4: Radical Alternatives

    • 4.1. Introduction
    • 4.2. Introducing Panpsychism
    • 4.3. Three Arguments for Panpsychism
    • 4.4. The Combination Problem
    • 4.5. Introducing Illusionism
    • 4.6. Arguments for Illusionism
    • 4.7. Objections to Illusionism
    • 4.8. Conclusion

Chapter 5: Cognitive Theories of Consciousness

    • 5.1. Introduction
    • 5.2. Theories of Consciousness
    • 5.3. Conscious and Unconscious Mental States
    • 5.4. The PANIC Theory of Consciousness
    • 5.5. Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness
    • 5.6. The Global Workspace Theory of Consciousness
    • 5.7. The Attention Schema Theory of Consciousness
    • 5.8. Conclusion

Chapter 6: The Objects of Perceptual Experience

    • 6.1. Introduction
    • 6.2. Sense-datum Theory and the Argument from Illusion
    • 6.3. The Pivotal Role of Transparency
    • 6.4. Classic Transparency and Modern Transparency
    • 6.5. The Case against Modern Transparency
    • 6.6. If Transparency Were Jettisoned, Where Would That Leave Direct Realism?
    • 6.7. The Causal Argument Against Direct Realism
    • 6.8. Conclusion

Chapter 7: The Search for the Neural Correlates of Consciousness

    • 7.1. Introduction
    • 7.2. What Is a Neural Correlate of Consciousness?
    • 7.3. How Do We Investigate the NCC?
    • 7.4. Current Controversies
    • 7.6. Interpreting the NCC
    • 7.7. Conclusion

Chapter 8: Animal and Machine Consciousness

    • 8.1. Introduction
    • 8.2. Two Approaches to Animal Consciousness
    • 8.3. Could There Be a Conscious AI?
    • 8.4. Conclusion

Chapter 9: Disorders of Consciousness

    • 9.1. Introduction
    • 9.2. Dissociative Identity Disorder: Fragmented Identity or Multiple Minds?
    • 9.3. Explaining Alienation: HOT Theory and Disownership Delusion
    • 9.4. Why a Disorder of Consciousness Can Be an Excuse for Criminal Behavior
    • 9.5. What Makes a Disorder of Consciousness a Medical Illness?
    • 9.6. Conclusion

Chapter 10: Altered States of Consciousness

    • 10.1. Introduction
    • 10.2. Altered States of Consciousness and Human Consciousness
    • 10.3. Altered States of Consciousness and the Nature of External Reality
    • 10.4. Altered States of Consciousness and Mental Health
    • 10.5. Conclusion

Chapter 11: Consciousness and Free Will

    • 11.1. Introduction
    • 11.2. What is “Free Will”?
    • 11.3. Free Will and Determinism
    • 11.4. The Scientific Challenge to Free Will
    • 11.5. Conclusion

Chapter 12: The Value of Consciousness

    • 12.1. Introduction
    • 12.2. Is Consciousness Necessary for Prudential Value?
    • 12.3. Doubts about Experientialism
    • 12.4. Is Consciousness Necessary for Moral Value?
    • 12.5. Doubts about Moral Experientialism
    • 12.6. Conclusion
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