Phenomenal consciousness: a naturalistic theory

"How can phenomenal consciousness exist as an integral part of a physical universe? How can the technicolour phenomenology of our inner lives by created out of the complex neural activities of our brains? Many have despaired of finding answers to these questions; and many have claimed that huma...

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Main Author: Carruthers, Peter (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2000
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:"How can phenomenal consciousness exist as an integral part of a physical universe? How can the technicolour phenomenology of our inner lives by created out of the complex neural activities of our brains? Many have despaired of finding answers to these questions; and many have claimed that human consciousness is inherently mysterious. Peter Carruthers argues, on the contrary, that the subjective feel of our experience is fully explicable in naturalistic (scientifically acceptable) terms. Drawing on a variety of interdisciplinary resources, he develops and defends a novel account in terms of higher-order thought. He shows that this can explain away some of the more extravagant claims made about phenomenal consciousness, while substantively explaining the key subjectivity of our experience. Phenomenal consciousness will be essential reading for all those in philosophy and the cognitive sciences who are interested in the problem of consciousness."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:XX, 347 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:0521781736

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