Mindmelding - Consciousness, Neuroscience, and the Mind''s Privacy

Informationen zum Autor William Hirstein is Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Elmhurst College, in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He received his PhD from the University of California, Davis, in 1994. His graduate and postdoctoral studies were conducted under the supervision of John Searle, V. S. Ramachandran, and Patricia Churchland. He is the author of several books, including On the Churchlands (Wadsworth, 2004), and Brain Fiction: Self-Deception and the Riddle of Confabulation (MIT, 2005). Klappentext In this important and controversial new book, William Hirstein argues that it is possible for one person to directly experience the conscious states of another, by way of what he calls mindmelding. Drawing on a range of research from neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy, he presents a highly original new account of consciousness. Zusammenfassung In this important and controversial new book, William Hirstein argues that it is possible for one person to directly experience the conscious states of another, by way of what he calls mindmelding. Drawing on a range of research from neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy, he presents a highly original new account of consciousness.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William Hirstein, William (Professor and Chair of Philosop Hirstein, William (Professor and Chair of Philosophy Hirstein, Hirstein William
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.12.2012
• EAN: 9780199231904
• ISBN: 978-0-19-923190-4
• Pagine: 304
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia teorica; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Psychology: states of consciousness, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Neurosciences, Cognition and cognitive psychology, States Of Consciousness