Consciousness

Informationen zum Autor Christopher S. Hill is Professor in Philosophy at Brown University. His past publications include Sensations (Cambridge University Press, 1991) and Thought and World (Cambridge University Press, 2002). Klappentext Identifies all of the main forms of consciousness and proposes an account of each of them. Zusammenfassung This book identifies all of the main forms of consciousness and proposes an account of each of them. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Form of consciousness; 2. Theories of qualia; 3. Awareness, representation, and experience; 4. The refutation of dualism; 5. Visual awareness and visual qualia; 6. Ouch! The paradox of pain; 7. Internal weather: the metaphysics of emotional qualia; 8. Introspection and consciousness; 9. A summary, two supplements, and a look beyond.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher S. Hill, Christopher S. (Brown University Hill, Hill Christopher S.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.10.2009
• EAN: 9780521110228
• ISBN: 978-0-521-11022-8
• No. of pages: 276
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, Philosophy of Mind, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Cognitivism, cognitive theory