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Zusatztext The fourth part of this collection is philosophically the most novel and exciting, assessing the possible resources of quantum theory for thinking about consciousness ... I recommend this collection, especially for Quentin Smith's provocative essay. Klappentext Consciousness is perhaps the most puzzling problem we humans face in trying to understand ourselves. Here! eighteen essays offer new angles on the subject. The contributors! who include many of the leading figures in philosophy of mind! discuss such central topics as intentionality! phenomenal content! and the relevance of quantum mechanics to the study of consciousness. Zusammenfassung Consciousness is perhaps the most puzzling problem we humans face in trying to understand ourselves. This title discuss such central topics as intentionality, phenomenal content, knowledge of mental states, consciousness and the brain, and the relevance of quantum mechanics to the study of consciousness. Inhaltsverzeichnis Intentionality and Phenomenal Content 2: Tim Crane: The Intentional Structure of Consciousness 3: Joseph Levine: Experience and Representation 4: Brian Loar: Transparent Experience and the Availability of Qualia 5: Brian P. McLaughlin: Color, Consciousness, and Color Consciousness Knowing Mental States 7: Kristin Andrews: Knowing Mental States: The Asymmetry of Psychological Prediction and Explanation 8: David Chalmers: The Content and Epistemology of Phenomenal Belief 9: Ernest Sosa: Privileged Access Consciousness and the Brain 11: Robert Van Gulick: Maps, Gaps, and Traps 12: David Papineau: Theories of Consciousness 13: William Lycan: Perspectival Representation and the Knowledge Argument 14: Anthony Brueckner and E. Beroukhim: McGinn on Consciousness and the Mind-Body Problem Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness 16: Michael Lockwood: Consciousness and the Quantum World: Putting Qualia on the Map 17: Don Page: Mindless Sensationalism: A Quantum Framework for Consciousness 18: Barry Loewer: Consciousness and Quantum Theory: Strange Bedfellows ...
