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Carter, Rita

 
9780520237377: Exploring Consciousness
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ISBN 10: 0520237374 ISBN 13: 9780520237377
Editorial: University of California Press, 2002

Sinopsis

Rita Carter ponders the nature, origins and purpose of consciousness in this inquiry into the toughest problem facing modern science and philosophy. Building on the foundation of her book "Mapping the Mind", she considers whether consciousness is merely an illusion, a by-product of our brain's working, some as yet inexplicable feature or property of the material universe or - as the latest physics may suggest - the very fundament of reality. Little, she discovers, is as it first seems. Carter draws from a solid body of knowledge - empirical findings and theoretical hypotheses - about consciousness, much of it derived from recent discoveries about the brain. Her accessible narrative ranges widely over new ways of thinking about the subject and what direction new research is taking in 2002. Leading scholars from a range of perspectives provide topical essays that complement Carter's account. The book also discusses how traditional approaches - philosophical, scientific and experiential - might be brought together to create a more complete understanding of consciousness.

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Rita Carter is a science writer whose work has appeared in, among other publications, The New York Times, Washington Post, New Scientist, and Daily Telegraph. She has twice been awarded the Medical Journalists' Association prize for outstanding contributions to medical journalism. Her first book, Mapping the Mind, was shortlisted for the Rhone-Poulenc science prize.

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"In a breezy and clear style, Carter provides a broad, lucid survey of most of the interesting ideas and people involved in the trendy field of consciousness research, pulling together many disparate philosophical and scientific views."John Horgan, author of The Undiscovered Mind: How the Human Brain Defies Replication, Medication, and Explanation

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Editorial
University of California Press
Año de publicación
2002
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0520237374
ISBN 13 
9780520237377
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
320
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