Introduction to Consciousness

ISBN-13: 9781403994899 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 328 str.

Arne Dietrich

Opis

This new textbook, written in a lucid and catchy style, draws on all major disciplines that make up the study of consciousness - neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, and philosophy. With a strong emphasis on empirical evidence, it is designed as an introductory, single-volume overview of the exciting field of consciousness.

Spis treści

PART I: THE NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS.- Introduction.- A Brief History.- Basic Positions.- PART II: THE MECHANISM OF CONSCIOUSNESS.- Physical Mechanisms.- Artificial Intelligence.- Neurocognition and Evolution.- PART III: THE CONTENT OF CONSCIOUSNESS.- Perception.- Memory.- Emotion.- Metacognition.- Free Will.- PART IV: ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS.- Sleep and Dreams.- Drugs and other Alternities.

O autorze

ARNE DIETRICH is Associate Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He teaches courses in cognitive neuroscience and philosophical psychology.