Onflow: Dynamics of Consciousness and Experience (Bradford Books)
Understanding consciousness by taking the stream of consciousness                 seriously; a general characterization of experience and a detailed description of                 experience from within, drawing on theories of William James, Alfred North                 Whitehead, John Searle, and Gerald Edelman."*Onflow* brings a refreshing perspective to the                 age-old problem of our experience of causation. Pred has critically reviewed current                 and historical accounts of issues such as intention and intentionality, and has                 brought his own Whiteheadian approach to what Aristotle discussed under the headings                 of final and formal causation. Onflow is a much-needed compendium in these days when                 cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, and philosophers of science of a materialist                 stripe are apt to deny that anything other than efficient causation can pass as                 science. A most worthwhile reference to have beside one"s desk." Karl Pribram,                 Georgetown University"*Onflow* opens up a new vista in the philosophy of mind. Drawing on the                 thought of James and Whitehead, Pred provides a processual analysis of consciousness                 and intentionality that is scientifically plausible, philosophically compelling, and                 phenomenologically rich enough to grasp experience from within. His is a view of                 lived experience that does justice to the complexity of mental phenomena and one                 that presents a persuasive, engaged alternative to contemporary positions in the                 philosophy of mind and action."--Anatole Anton, Department of Philosophy, San                 Franciso State University"Ralph Pred has written a brilliant book. He synthesizes the work of  James and Whitehead with contemporary work in philosophy and  neurobiology to produce a powerful and original account of conscious  experience."--John Searle, Mills Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Language, University of California, Berkeley