Philosophical History and the Problem of Consciousness

Informationen zum Autor Paul M. Livingston is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University. Klappentext The problem of explaining consciousness remains a problem about the meaning of language. Zusammenfassung The problem of explaining consciousness remains a problem about the meaning of language. This book argues that the problem arises from a quest that has taken shape over the twentieth century! and that the analysis of history provides fresh resources for understanding and resolving it. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: philosophical history and the problem of consciousness; 2. Structuralism and content in the protocol sentence debate; 3. Husserl and Schlick on the logical form of experience; 4. Ryle on sensation and the origin of the identity theory; 5. Functionalism and logical analysis; 6. Consciousness, language, and the opening of philosophical critique.

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• Authors: Paul Livingston, Paul M. Livingston, Paul M. (Villanova University Livingston
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.07.2004
• EAN: 9780521838207
• ISBN: 978-0-521-83820-7
• No. of pages: 294
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works