Consciousness : a guide to the debates [electronic resource] /
Freeman, Anthony,1946-
Credo Reference (Firm)
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO,
c2003.
Provides a history of mind study, from the ancient Greeks to the present, and a multidisciplinary review of cognitive science while untangling the conflicting theories on the working of the brain, analyzing the techniques developed for its study over the years.
Includes graphical cross-reference mapper.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-252) and index.
The "impossible" science -- The biological brain -- From light to sight -- The conscious brain -- The mind-body problem -- The (un)conscious computer -- Embodied consciousness -- The once and future self -- Quantum physics and consciousness -- Decision time -- Dreams, visions, and art -- What is it like to be conscious?
Text (online database).
Provides a history of mind study, from the ancient Greeks to the present, and a multidisciplinary review of cognitive science while untangling the conflicting theories on the working of the brain, analyzing the techniques developed for its study over the years.
Electronic reproduction.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Consciousness.
Consciousness.
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