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Varieties of Presence
Alva Noe
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Description for Varieties of Presence
Hardback. The world shows up for us - it is present in our thought and perception. The author rejects the traditional representational theory of mind and its companion internalism, dismissing outright the notion that conceptual knowledge is radically distinct from other forms of practical ability or know-how. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
The world shows up for us-it is present in our thought and perception. But, as Alva Noe contends in his latest exploration of the problem of consciousness, it doesn't show up for free. The world is not simply available; it is achieved rather than given. As with a painting in a gallery, the world has no meaning-no presence to be experienced-apart from our able engagement with it. We must show up, too, and bring along what knowledge and skills we've cultivated. This means that education, skills acquisition, and technology can expand the world's availability to us and transform our consciousness. ... Read more
The world shows up for us-it is present in our thought and perception. But, as Alva Noe contends in his latest exploration of the problem of consciousness, it doesn't show up for free. The world is not simply available; it is achieved rather than given. As with a painting in a gallery, the world has no meaning-no presence to be experienced-apart from our able engagement with it. We must show up, too, and bring along what knowledge and skills we've cultivated. This means that education, skills acquisition, and technology can expand the world's availability to us and transform our consciousness. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
188
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
438g
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674062146
SKU
V9780674062146
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About Alva Noe
Alva Noe is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Reviews for Varieties of Presence
There is nothing quite like this book available. No is a highly original thinker and very bold in the way he propounds his views, which range widely over topics in the theory of perception and cognition. He is selling a new way of thinking about perception and thought
and doing it very much in his own way. This book is ... Read more
and doing it very much in his own way. This book is ... Read more