Torin Alter
Consciousness and the Mind-Body Problem
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199739240
- author:
- Torin Alter
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- OUP USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 191 mm X 234 mm
- Genre:
- Philosophy
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Consciousness and The Mind-Body Problem: A Reader presents thirty-three classic and contemporary readings that explore the challenge posed by conscious experience to physicalism, the widely held view that the universe is a completely physical system.
The volume is organized into five sections, covering major issues in the debate, including the challenge for physicalism, physicalist responses, alternative responses, the significance of ignorance, and mental causation. Edited by Torin Alter and Robert J. Howell, it features work from leading figures in the field, along with a thorough general introduction that explains the hard problem of consciousness.
Accessible introductions outline the themes and readings contained in each section, providing a comprehensive overview of this important topic in philosophy of mind studies.
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