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Publisher:
Acumen Publishing
Online publication date:
February 2013
Print publication year:
2010
Online ISBN:
9781844654277
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/UPO9781844654277
Subjects:
Philosophy of Mind and Language, Philosophy
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Book description

Explaining consciousness is one of the last great unanswered scientific and philosophical problems. Immediately known, familiar and obvious, consciousness is also baffling, opaque and strange. This introduction to the problems posed by consciousness discusses the most important work of cognitive science, neurophysiology and philosophy of mind of recent years and presents an up to date assessment of the issues and debates. The book’s engagement with the neuroscience material sets it apart from other philosophical introductions. Welshon presents an informal and largely non-technical account of the properties of consciousness that are thought to be the most paradigmatic and problematic before examining recent scientific work – from neurophysiological studies of the brain to computational theories of the mind – and the philosophical problems that these accounts raise.

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"Welshon investigates consciousness and its relation to the brain, covering both philosophical and neuroscientific literature in great depth. This combination of philosophy with a detailed review and analysis of relevant neuroscience is very welcome. Several leading philosophers draw heavily on developments in neuroscience without providing ordinary readers with the background they need to understand those developments for themselves. This book provides both means and motivation for philosophers to incorporate significant knowledge of neuroscience into their reflections. A valuable contribution to the literature."

Stephen Butterfill

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