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Despite recent strides in neuroscience and psychology that have deepened understanding of the brain, consciousness remains one of the greatest philosophical and scientific puzzles. The second edition of "Theories of Consciousness: An Introduction and Assessment "provides a fresh and up-to-date introduction to a variety of approaches to consciousness, and contributes to the current lively debate about the nature of consciousness and whether a scientific understanding of it is possible.

After an initial overview of the status and prospects of physicalism in the face of the problem of...

Despite recent strides in neuroscience and psychology that have deepened understanding of the brain, consciousness remains one of the greatest philosophical and scientific puzzles. The second edition of Theories of Consciousness: An Introduction and Assessment provides a fresh and up-to-date introduction to a variety of approaches to consciousness, and contributes to the current lively debate about the nature of consciousness and whether a scientific understanding of it is possible.

After an initial overview of the status and prospects of physicalism in the face of...

Pansychism is the idea that some form of mentality and consciousness exist in all living and nonliving things and thus presents a challenge to an unwavering physicalist metaphysics. The Routledge Handbook of Panpsychism covers the long history of the subject in philosophy--from the Presocractics to the 21^st century--elucidates and synthesizes important contemporary philosophical and scientific research in the area, and addresses the advantages and difficulties of panpsychism as an approach to problems in philosophy of mind. With 30 chapters written especially for this...