The Character of Consciousness
David J. Chalmers
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Description for The Character of Consciousness
Paperback. In this book David Chalmers follows up and extends his thoughts and arguments on the nature of consciousness that he first set forth in his groundbreaking 1996 book, The Conscious Mind. Series: Philosophy of Mind Series. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 984.
What is consciousness? How does the subjective character of consciousness fit into an objective world? How can there be a science of consciousness? In this sequel to his groundbreaking and controversial The Conscious Mind, David Chalmers develops a unified framework that addresses these questions and many others. Starting with a statement of the "hard problem" of consciousness, Chalmers builds a positive framework for the science of consciousness and a nonreductive vision of the metaphysics of consciousness. He replies to many critics of The Conscious Mind, and then develops a positive theory in new directions. The book includes original accounts of ... Read more
What is consciousness? How does the subjective character of consciousness fit into an objective world? How can there be a science of consciousness? In this sequel to his groundbreaking and controversial The Conscious Mind, David Chalmers develops a unified framework that addresses these questions and many others. Starting with a statement of the "hard problem" of consciousness, Chalmers builds a positive framework for the science of consciousness and a nonreductive vision of the metaphysics of consciousness. He replies to many critics of The Conscious Mind, and then develops a positive theory in new directions. The book includes original accounts of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Philosophy of Mind Series
Condition
New
Weight
965g
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195311112
SKU
V9780195311112
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99-94
About David J. Chalmers
David J. Chalmers is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Consciousness at the Australian National University. He is the author of THE CONSCIOUS MIND (OUP 1996), PHILOSOPHY OF MIND: Classic and Contemporary Readings (OUP 2002), and editor of the OUP series PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
Reviews for The Character of Consciousness
the papers collected here exemplify all the virtues that we have come to expect from Chalmerss work ... Throughout, he is strikingly resourceful in articulating and defending his views.
Stephan Leuenberger, Australasian Journal of Philosophy
Stephan Leuenberger, Australasian Journal of Philosophy