The Conscious Brain: How Attention Engenders Experience (Philosophy of Mind)
"The Conscious Brainis a tour-de-force. Drawing on his vast knowledge of philosophy, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, Prinz develops an account of consciousness that is both conceptually sophisticated and also makes sense of vast tracts of data.The Conscious Brainis destined to become a classic in the field of consciousness studies."--Tim Bayne, Oxford University"I think Prinz is right to wrap consciousness and attention together as parts of a single subject matter. This book makes a major statement of one of the most important theories of consciousness and attention." --Ned Block, New York University"The empirical studies of consciousness has flourished over the last two decades, but many scientists have also developed the attitude to do experiments first, and worry about theorizing later -- perhaps a backlash to some high profile but unfortunately poor theorizing that has characterized the history of this field. In this context, Jesse Prinz's book is refreshing because it is a masterful endeavor to systematically make sense of the explosion of empirical findings in the field. What he proposes here will probably remain controversial, at least for a while, but anyone interested in the topic can learn a lot by going through his superbly thoughtful arguments."--Hakwan Lau, Columbia University"This book should only be taken as one contribution to our ongoing attempts to address that question, but the contribution it makes is a unique and valuable one."--Christopher Mole,Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews"In this remarkably erudite book, Prinz...articulates and defends a theory of consciousness that is the most empirically well-informed, philosophically sophisticated, and deeply developed account written to date.... Along the way, the author tackles a vast number of topics in the philosophy and science of consciousness.... Essential."--W. Seager,CHOICE