Introducing Consciousness
| Author | : David Papineau |
| Publisher | : Icon Books |
| Total Pages | : 178 |
| Release | : 2005-09-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781840464535 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1840464534 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Introducing Consciousness by : David Papineau
Download or read book Introducing Consciousness written by David Papineau and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 Schrodinger's cat.
