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Available
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Publication
OUP USA (1997), 432 pages
Description
What is consciousness? How do physical processes in the brain give rise to the self-aware mind and to feelings as profoundly varied as love or hate, aesthetic pleasure or spiritual yearning? In 'The Conscious Mind', philosopher David J. Chalmers offers an analysis on these hotly debated issues, as he unveils a major new theory of consciousness.
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LibraryThing member Benthamite
Only the cognitive mind can be explained functionally; phenomenal consciousness is a non-physical feature of the world.
LibraryThing member ddowell
A disappointing book. Chalmer's willingness to propose specious arguments is surprising for a serious intellectual. He argues from admittedly counter-factual examples as if they provided evidence. He argues that because he can conceive of a brain-less zombie, that human consciousness must not
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depend upon the human brain. This is such a specious line of argument that the entire book becomes uninteresting. Show Less
LibraryThing member anandrajan
One of the very best philosophy books on consciousness.
LibraryThing member Beelzebug
A must-read for any student of philosophy.
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Original publication date
1996
Physical description
432 p.; 10.48 x 1.14 inches
ISBN
0195117891 / 9780195117899