Conversations on Consciousness

Informationen zum Autor Sue Blackmore is a freelance writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and Visiting Lecturer at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Following a degree in psychology and physiology from Oxford University, she completed her doctorate in parapsychology at the University of Surrey. Her research interests include consciousness, evolutionary theory, and memetics. Sue practices Zen, and her previous books include The Meme Machine, Consciousness: An Introduction, and Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction. Klappentext Blackmore explores the big questions on the nature of brains, minds, and consciousness, through twenty lively and engaging interviews with some of the best-known personalities from the worlds of science and philosophy. Zusammenfassung Blackmore explores the big questions on the nature of brains, minds, and consciousness, through twenty lively and engaging interviews with some of the best-known personalities from the worlds of science and philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Bernard Baars 3: Ned Block 4: David Chalmers 5: Patricia and Paul Churchland 6: Francis Crick 7: Daniel Dennett 8: Susan Greenfield 9: Richard Gregory 10: Stuart Hameroff 11: Christof Koch 12: Stephen LaBerge 13: Thomas Metzinger 14: Roger Penrose 15: Kevin O'Regan 16: Vilayanur Ramachandran 17: John Searle 18: Petra Stoerig 19: Francisco Varela 20: Max Velmans 21: Daniel Wegner Glossary Index

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• Authors: Blackmore, Susan Blackmore, Susan (Freelance writer Blackmore, Susan J Blackmore, Susan J. Blackmore, Blackmore Susan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.11.2006
• EAN: 9780192806239
• ISBN: 978-0-19-280623-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 215 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychology: states of consciousness, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Neurosciences, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, States Of Consciousness