Understanding Phenomenal Consciousness

ISBN-13: 9780521834636 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 278 str.

William Robinson; Ernest Sosa; Jonathan Dancy

Opis

Focusing on sensory experience and perception qualities to present a dualistic view of the mind (called Qualitative Event Realism), this book doesn't conform to the dominant materialist views. Its theory is relevant to the development of a science of consciousness now being pursued, not only by philosophers, but by researchers in psychology and the neurosciences.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: 'Robinson's book is a highly impressive and forceful defense of a radical position in the philosophy of consciousness: ephiphenomenalistic dualism … The clarity of the argumentation is outstanding … The writing is lively and fresh; the background desire to advance a novel account of consciousness lends a certain 'newness' to even well trodden philosophical paths. The book is packed with careful, interesting and intriguing arguments.' William Seager, University of Toronto

Spis treści

Part I: 1. Introduction; 2. Qualitative event realism; 3. Dualism; 4. Representationalism; 5. Transparency; 6. Higher order theories; 7. Monitoring; 8. Functionalism; 9. Scepticism and the causes of qualitative events; 10. Epiphenomenalism; Part II: 11. Unified dualism; 12. Patterns as causes of qualitative events; 13. A possible future.