Metaphysics Of Consciousness

Author : William Seager
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780415063579

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Metaphysics of Consciousness by William Seager Pdf

Metaphysics of Consciousness opens with a development of the physicalist outlook that denies the need for any explanation of the mental. This "inexplicability" is demonstrated not to be sufficient as refutation of physicalism. However, the inescapable particularity of modes of consciousness appears to overpower this minimal physicalism. This book proposes that such an inference requires either a wholly new conception of how consciousness is physical or a deep and disturbing new kind of physical inexplicability.

Author : Ramesh Chandra Pradhan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 223 pages
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Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789811580642

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Metaphysics of Consciousness by Ramesh Chandra Pradhan Pdf

This book explores the transition from the mind to the Supermind within the scope of an evolutionary metaphysics. The idea of Supermind has not been discussed so far in the mainstream philosophy of mind and consciousness. This book will give a new approach to the study of consciousness from the Indian vedantic perspective which has introduced the idea of Supermind, especially in the works of Sri Aurobindo. The book also undertakes a sustained critique of the contemporary theories of mind which have promoted mostly a mechanistic and naturalistic theory of mind and consciousness. The book is meant for the researchers who are engaged in the study of consciousness and for those who are interested in the philosophy of mind in general. This book will serve the purpose of the much-needed counter perspective to the contemporary theories of mind working broadly within the materialist traditions.

Author : William Seager
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134923199

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Metaphysics of Consciousness by William Seager Pdf

Metaphysics of Consciousness opens with a development of the physicalist outlook that denies the need for any explanation of the mental. This "inexplicability" is demonstrated not to be sufficient as refutation of physicalism. However, the inescapable particularity of modes of consciousness appears to overpower this minimal physicalism. This book proposes that such an inference requires either a wholly new conception of how consciousness is physical or a deep and disturbing new kind of physical inexplicability.

Author : Henry Longueville Mansel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Consciousness
ISBN : HARVARD:32044082494634

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Metaphysics, Or, The Philosophy of Consciousness, Phenomenal and Real by Henry Longueville Mansel Pdf

Author : William Seager
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134923205

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Metaphysics of Consciousness by William Seager Pdf

Metaphysics of Consciousness opens with a development of the physicalist outlook that denies the need for any explanation of the mental. This "inexplicability" is demonstrated not to be sufficient as refutation of physicalism. However, the inescapable particularity of modes of consciousness appears to overpower this minimal physicalism. This book proposes that such an inference requires either a wholly new conception of how consciousness is physical or a deep and disturbing new kind of physical inexplicability.

Author : W. E Seager
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 020331557X

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Metaphysics of Consciousness by W. E Seager Pdf

Author : Ted Honderich
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198714385

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Actual Consciousness by Ted Honderich Pdf

What is it for you to be conscious? There is no consensus in philosophy or science: it has remained a mystery. Ted Honderich develops a brand new theory of consciousness, according to which perceptual consciousness is external to the perceiver.

Author : Uriah Kriegel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 711 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198749677

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The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Consciousness by Uriah Kriegel Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Consciousness provides the most comprehensive overview of current philosophical research on consciousness. Featuring contributions from some of the most prominent experts in the field, it explores the wide range of types of consciousness there may be, the many psychological phenomena with which consciousness interacts, and the various views concerning the ultimate relationship between consciousness and physical reality. It is an essential and authoritative resource for anyone working in philosophy of mind or interested in states of consciousness.

Author : Dale Jacquette
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441199096

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The Philosophy of Mind by Dale Jacquette Pdf

In Philosophy of Mind: The Metaphysics of Consciousness, Dale Jacquette provides students and professionals with a concise and accessible overview of this fascinating subject. The book covers all the key topics and debates in the philosophy of mind and introduces the full range of choices available in approaching the mind-body problem. Exploring classical and contemporary texts, the book surveys the subject's historical background and current applications. Crucially, Jacquette offers a defence of property dualism as an alternative solution to the mind-body problem, instead of the mainstream eliminativist and reductivist strategies. Clearly structured and featuring useful diagrams, a glossary of key terms, and advice on further reading, the book is ideal for classroom use. Fully revised, updated and expanded to meet the needs of a new generation of philosophy students, this second edition is the ideal companion to the study of the philosophy of mind.

Author : G. William Barnard
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781438439594

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Living Consciousness by G. William Barnard Pdf

Winner of the 2012 Godbey Authors' Awards presented by the Godbey Lecture Series in Southern Methodist University's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Living Consciousness examines the brilliant, but now largely ignored, insights of French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859–1941). Presenting a detailed and accessible analysis of Bergson's thought, G. William Barnard highlights how Bergson's understanding of the nature of consciousness and, in particular, its relationship to the physical world remain strikingly relevant to numerous contemporary fields. These range from quantum physics and process thought to philosophy of mind, depth psychology, transpersonal theory, and religious studies. Bergson's notion of consciousness as a ceaselessly dynamic, inherently temporal substance of reality itself provides a vision that can function as a persuasive alternative to mechanistic and reductionistic understandings of consciousness and reality. Throughout the work, Barnard offers "ruminations" or neo-Bergsonian responses to a series of vitally important questions such as: What does it mean to live consciously, authentically, and attuned to our inner depths? Is there a philosophically sophisticated way to claim that the survival of consciousness after physical death is not only possible but likely?

Author : Sthaneshwar Timalsina
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781135970925

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Consciousness in Indian Philosophy by Sthaneshwar Timalsina Pdf

This book centers on the analysis of pure consciousness as found in Advaita Vedanta, one of the main schools of Indian philosophy. Written lucidly and clearly, this book reveals the depth and implications of Indian metaphysics and argument. It will be of interest to scholars of Indian philosophy and Religious Studies.

Author : Claus Janew
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781448669547

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How Consciousness Creates Reality by Claus Janew Pdf

This is the abridged version of the book of the same title, written out of the desire to examine the structure of our reality from a standpoint unbiased by established teachings, be they academic-scientific, popular-esoteric, or religious in nature. Claus Janew begins with seemingly simple interactions in our daily lives, examines how they originate on a deeper level, comes to understand the essentials of consciousness, and finally recognizes that we create our reality in its entirety. In the course of this quest, the reader will uncover little-heeded paths to accessing the subconscious, other individuals, and that which can be understood by the term "God". And the solution to the classical problem of free will constitutes the gist of the concepts thus revealed. You do not need to bring previous philosophical knowledge to the reading of this text, but simply an interest in fundamental interconnections, a certain openness and the willingness to think along. This is a treatise which explains the most fundamental results of the authors research and their respective central argument, and which can serve as a stimulus for a more extensive examination of reality. May it bring you thoughtful pleasure and subtle delight.

Author : Mihretu P. Guta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351598897

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Consciousness and the Ontology of Properties by Mihretu P. Guta Pdf

This book aims to show the centrality of a proper ontology of properties in thinking about consciousness. Philosophers have long grappled with what is now known as the hard problem of consciousness, i.e., how can subjective or qualitative features of our experience—such as how a strawberry tastes—arise from brain states? More recently, philosophers have incorporated what seems like promising empirical research from neuroscience and cognitive psychology in an attempt to bridge the gap between measurable mental states on the one hand, and phenomenal qualities on the other. In Consciousness and the Ontology of Properties, many of the leading philosophers working on this issue, as well as a few emerging scholars, have written 14 new essays on this problem. The essays address topics as diverse as substance dualism, mental causation, the metaphysics of artificial intelligence, the logic of conceivability, constitution, extended minds, the emergence of consciousness, and neuroscience and the unity and neural correlates of consciousness, but are nonetheless unified in a collective objective: the need for a proper ontology of properties to understand the hard problem of consciousness, both on non-empirical and empirical grounds.

Author : Yaron M. Senderowicz
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789027287915

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Controversies and the Metaphysics of Mind by Yaron M. Senderowicz Pdf

Since ancient times, metaphysical theories have been shaped by the dialectical relations between metaphysical positions. The present book offers a new account of the role of controversies in the evolution of ideas in current metaphysics of mind. Part One develops a pragmatic theory of metaphysical controversies that combines Kantian themes and themes from current argumentation theory. The theory developed in this book underscores the role of a unique type of dialectical arguments which establish metaphysical positions as controversial relevant alternatives in the evolution of chains of debates in metaphysics. In Part Two and Part Three, this theory is applied to chains of debates in present day metaphysics of mind which address the problems of consciousness and personal identity. One of the contentions defended in this book is that the intellectual history of metaphysics is not a process in which positions are replaced by opposite positions, but rather, a history of their status as relevant alternatives. The book analyzes in detail and demonstrates how progress in contemporary metaphysics of mind consists in a dialectical process through which challenges to extant positions lead to innovative alternatives that are intrinsically relevant to advancing the understanding of the issues under discussion.

Author : Tim Bayne
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191639883

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The Unity of Consciousness by Tim Bayne Pdf

In The Unity of Consciousness Tim Bayne draws on philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience in defence of the claim that consciousness is unified. In the first part of the book Bayne develops an account of what it means to say that consciousness is unified. Part II applies this account to a variety of cases - drawn from both normal and pathological forms of experience - in which the unity of consciousness is said to break down. Bayne argues that the unity of consciousness remains intact in each of these cases. Part III explores the implications of the unity of consciousness for theories of consciousness, for the sense of embodiment, and for accounts of the self. In one of the most comprehensive examinations of the topic available, The Unity of Consciousness draws on a wide range of findings within philosophy and the sciences of the mind to construct an account of the unity of consciousness that is both conceptually sophisticated and scientifically informed.