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- Special Attributes
- Dust Jacket
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Subject
- Psychology
- ISBN
- 9780195179583
- Book Title
- Conversations on Consciousness : What the Best Minds Think about the Brain, Free Will, and What It Means to Be Human
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 5.8 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Philosophy
- Topic
- Mind & Body
- Item Weight
- 15 oz
- Item Width
- 8.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195179587
ISBN-13
9780195179583
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46833136
Product Key Features
Book Title
Conversations on Consciousness : What the Best Minds Think about the Brain, Free Will, and What It Means to Be Human
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mind & Body
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Philosophy
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
15 oz
Item Length
5.8 in
Item Width
8.4 in
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2006-298324
Reviews
"Succeeds in providing a very brief survey of the multitude of positions occupied by thinkers in this area.... The often quirky personalities and mannerisms of the interviewees shine through the text.... Blackmore herself comes across as spunky and clever, and the probing follow-up questionsshe occasionally asks prevent the interviews from seeming too repetitive and boring."--Nature, "Succeeds in providing a very brief survey of the multitude of positions occupied by thinkers in this area.... The often quirky personalities and mannerisms of the interviewees shine through the text.... Blackmore herself comes across as spunky and clever, and the probing follow-up questions she occasionally asks prevent the interviews from seeming too repetitive and boring."--Nature "Consciousness. Where does it come from? Is it somehow separate from the human brain? Can the brain itself comprehend it? Blackmore poses these and other intriguing questions to some of the top thinkers in philosophy and brain studies. In each interview, the author gets to the heart of the struggle to explain subjective experience in objective, scientific terms. Francis Crick, Daniel Dennett, John Searle, David Chalmers, and others describe the fundamental ideas behind the study of consciousness, including free will, the separation of mind and body, artificial intelligence, and conscious versus unconscious experience."--Science News , .."a lively and revealing look at what is going on in the scientific and philosophical study of consciousness."--PsycCRITIQUES, "...a lively and revealing look at what is going on in the scientific and philosophical study of consciousness."--PsycCRITIQUES, "One remarkable aspect of the consciousness research field is the lack of agreement on what the key subject matter should be. What is the phenomenon for which we need an explanation? Susan Blackmore begins with these questions in Conversations on Consciousness, a collection of interviews with21 prominent scientists and philosophers. Their answers introduce the reader to some of the concepts and puzzles at the centre of this fieldConversations on Consciousness provides a casual and accessible introduction to the topic. Few topics are specifically detailed, but the empirical andphilosophical work summarized in the book is fascinating and easy to read."--Ephraim Glick, EMBO Reports (a publication of the European Molecular Biology Organization), "Blackmore interrogates 20 mind-body experts--philosophers, neuroscientists, psychologists, and various hybrids. She doesn't stand on ceremony, is persistent, probing, honest about her puzzlements, and happy to defend her own views if the occasion arises, which once or twice creates a bit offriction."-- Tom Clark, Naturalism.org, "Are some scientists zombies? That is among the thoughts raised by thisdiverting collection of interviews with neurobiologists, philosophers and othersengaged in the study of the mind...a very efficient overview of contemporarystrands of thinking about its subject."--Steven Poole, Guardian Unlimited, "...a lively and revealing look at what is going on in the scientific andphilosophical study of consciousness."--PsycCRITIQUES, "Succeeds in providing a very brief survey of the multitude of positions occupied by thinkers in this area.... The often quirky personalities and mannerisms of the interviewees shine through the text.... Blackmore herself comes across as spunky and clever, and the probing follow-up questions she occasionally asks prevent the interviews from seeming too repetitive and boring."--Nature "Consciousness. Where does it come from? Is it somehow separate from the human brain? Can the brain itself comprehend it? Blackmore poses these and other intriguing questions to some of the top thinkers in philosophy and brain studies. In each interview, the author gets to the heart of the struggle to explain subjective experience in objective, scientific terms. Francis Crick, Daniel Dennett, John Searle, David Chalmers, and others describe the fundamental ideas behind the study of consciousness, including free will, the separation of mind and body, artificial intelligence, and conscious versus unconscious experience."--Science News ., ."a lively and revealing look at what is going on in the scientific and philosophical study of consciousness."--PsycCRITIQUES, "Are some scientists zombies? That is among the thoughts raised by this diverting collection of interviews with neurobiologists, philosophers and others engaged in the study of the mind...a very efficient overview of contemporary strands of thinking about its subject."--Steven Poole, GuardianUnlimited, "Consciousness. Where does it come from? Is it somehow separate from thehuman brain? Can the brain itself comprehend it? Blackmore, a lecturer inpsychology at the University of the West of England, poses these and otherintriguing questions to some of the top thinkers in philosophy and brainstudies. In each interview, the author gets to the heart of the struggle toexplain subjective experience in objective, scientific terms. Francis Crick,Daniel Dennett, John Searle, David Chalmers, and others describe the fundamentalideas behind the study of consciousness, including free will, the separation ofmind and body, artificial intelligence, and conscious versus unconsciousexperience."--Science News, "Succeeds in providing a very brief survey of the multitude of positions occupied by thinkers in this area.... The often quirky personalities and mannerisms of the interviewees shine through the text.... Blackmore herself comes across as spunky and clever, and the probing follow-up questions she occasionally asks prevent the interviews from seeming too repetitive and boring."-- Nature "Consciousness. Where does it come from? Is it somehow separate from the human brain? Can the brain itself comprehend it? Blackmore poses these and other intriguing questions to some of the top thinkers in philosophy and brain studies. In each interview, the author gets to the heart of the struggle to explain subjective experience in objective, scientific terms. Francis Crick, Daniel Dennett, John Searle, David Chalmers, and others describe the fundamental ideas behind the study of consciousness, including free will, the separation of mind and body, artificial intelligence, and conscious versus unconscious experience."-- Science News "...a lively and revealing look at what is going on in the scientific and philosophical study of consciousness."-- PsycCRITIQUES, "Succeeds in providing a very brief survey of the multitude of positions occupied by thinkers in this area.... The often quirky personalities and mannerisms of the interviewees shine through the text.... Blackmore herself comes across as spunky and clever, and the probing follow-up questions she occasionally asks prevent the interviews from seeming too repetitive and boring."--Nature"Consciousness. Where does it come from? Is it somehow separate from the human brain? Can the brain itself comprehend it? Blackmore poses these and other intriguing questions to some of the top thinkers in philosophy and brain studies. In each interview, the author gets to the heart of the struggle to explain subjective experience in objective, scientific terms. Francis Crick, Daniel Dennett, John Searle, David Chalmers, and others describe the fundamental ideas behind the study of consciousness, including free will, the separation of mind and body, artificial intelligence, and conscious versus unconscious experience."--Science News"...a lively and revealing look at what is going on in the scientific and philosophical study of consciousness."--PsycCRITIQUES, "Susan Blackmore posed the question "What is consciousness?" to 21 leading scientists and philosophers who study consciousness for a living. It provokes all kinds of responses, ranging from jokes about psychedelic drugs to brow-furrowing discourses on life's meaning."-- Richard Lipkin,Scientific American, "Succeeds in providing a very brief survey of the multitude of positions occupied by thinkers in this area.... The often quirky personalities and mannerisms of the interviewees shine through the text.... Blackmore herself comes across as spunky and clever, and the probing follow-up questions she occasionally asks prevent the interviews from seeming too repetitive and boring."--Nature "Consciousness. Where does it come from? Is it somehow separate from the human brain? Can the brain itself comprehend it? Blackmore poses these and other intriguing questions to some of the top thinkers in philosophy and brain studies. In each interview, the author gets to the heart of the struggle to explain subjective experience in objective, scientific terms. Francis Crick, Daniel Dennett, John Searle, David Chalmers, and others describe the fundamental ideas behind the study of consciousness, including free will, the separation of mind and body, artificial intelligence, and conscious versus unconscious experience."--Science News "...a lively and revealing look at what is going on in the scientific and philosophical study of consciousness."--PsycCRITIQUES, "Susan Blackmore posed the question "What is consciousness?" to 21 leadingscientists and philosophers who study consciousness for a living. It provokesall kinds of responses, ranging from jokes about psychedelic drugs tobrow-furrowing discourses on life's meaning."-- Richard Lipkin, ScientificAmerican, "Succeeds in providing a very brief survey of the multitude of positionsoccupied by thinkers in this area.... The often quirky personalities andmannerisms of the interviewees shine through the text.... Blackmore herselfcomes across as spunky and clever, and the probing follow-up questions sheoccasionally asks prevent the interviews from seeming too repetitive andboring."--Nature, "Blackmore interrogates 20 mind-body experts--philosophers,neuroscientists, psychologists, and various hybrids. She doesn't stand onceremony, is persistent, probing, honest about her puzzlements, and happy todefend her own views if the occasion arises, which once or twice creates a bitof friction."-- Tom Clark, Naturalism.org, "One remarkable aspect of the consciousness research field is the lack ofagreement on what the key subject matter should be. What is the phenomenon forwhich we need an explanation? Susan Blackmore begins with these questions inConversations on Consciousness, a collection of interviews with 21 prominentscientists and philosophers. Their answers introduce the reader to some of theconcepts and puzzles at the centre of this fieldConversations on Consciousnessprovides a casual and accessible introduction to the topic. Few topics arespecifically detailed, but the empirical and philosophical work summarized inthe book is fascinating and easy to read."--Ephraim Glick, EMBO Reports (apublication of the European Molecular Biology Organization), "Succeeds in providing a very brief survey of the multitude of positions occupied by thinkers in this area.... The often quirky personalities and mannerisms of the interviewees shine through the text.... Blackmore herself comes across as spunky and clever, and the probing follow-up questions she occasionally asks prevent the interviews from seeming too repetitive and boring."--Nature "Consciousness. Where does it come from? Is it somehow separate from the human brain? Can the brain itself comprehend it? Blackmore poses these and other intriguing questions to some of the top thinkers in philosophy and brain studies. In each interview, the author gets to the heart of the struggle to explain subjective experience in objective, scientific terms. Francis Crick, Daniel Dennett, John Searle, David Chalmers, and others describe the fundamental ideas behind the study of consciousness, including free will, the separation of mind and body, artificial intelligence, and conscious versus unconscious experience."--Science News .,."a lively and revealing look at what is going on in the scientific and philosophical study of consciousness."--PsycCRITIQUES, "Consciousness. Where does it come from? Is it somehow separate from the human brain? Can the brain itself comprehend it? Blackmore, a lecturer in psychology at the University of the West of England, poses these and other intriguing questions to some of the top thinkers in philosophy andbrain studies. In each interview, the author gets to the heart of the struggle to explain subjective experience in objective, scientific terms. Francis Crick, Daniel Dennett, John Searle, David Chalmers, and others describe the fundamental ideas behind the study of consciousness, including freewill, the separation of mind and body, artificial intelligence, and conscious versus unconscious experience."--Science News
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22
Dewey Decimal
126
Synopsis
Ranging from the curious (do bees have consciousness?) to the profound (is our sense of having a self just an illusion), these provocative conversations with eminent philosophers illuminate current thinking on the mind and on human nature itself., "Human brains are just the most complicated thing that's yet evolved, and we're trying to understand them using our brains," notes philosopher Daniel Dennett. "We're trying to reverse engineer ourselves, to understand what kind of a machine we are." In Conversations on Consciousness, Susan Blackmore brings together some of the great minds of our time, a who's who of eminent thinkers, all of whom have devoted much of their lives to understanding "what kind of a machine we are." Some of the interviewees are major philosophers (such as John Searle, Ned Block, and David Chalmers) and some are equally renowned scientists (Francis Crick, Roger Penrose, V.S. Ramachandran). All of them talk candidly with Blackmore about some of the key philosophical issues confronting us, in a series of conversations that are revealing, insightful, and stimulating. They ruminate on the nature of consciousness--is it something apart from the brain? Is it even possible to understand the brain, to understand human consciousness? Some of these thinkers say no, it isn't possible, but most believe that we will pierce the mystery surrounding consciousness, and that neuroscience will provide the key. Blackmore goes beyond the issue of consciousness to ask other intriguing questions: Is there free will (a question which yields many conflicted replies, with most saying yes and no); if no, how does this effect the way you live your life; and more broadly, how has your work changed the way you live. Ranging from the curious (do bees have consciousness?) to the profound (is our sense of having a self just an illusion), these provocative conversations illuminate current thinking on the mind and on humannature itself., "Human brains are just the most complicated thing that's yet evolved, and we're trying to understand them using our brains ," notes philosopher Daniel Dennett. "We're trying to reverse engineer ourselves, to understand what kind of a machine we are." In Conversations on Consciousness , Susan Blackmore brings together some of the great minds of our time, a who's who of eminent thinkers, all of whom have devoted much of their lives to understanding "what kind of a machine we are." Some of the interviewees are major philosophers (such as John Searle, Ned Block, and David Chalmers) and some are equally renowned scientists (Francis Crick, Roger Penrose, V.S. Ramachandran). All of them talk candidly with Blackmore about some of the key philosophical issues confronting us, in a series of conversations that are revealing, insightful, and stimulating. They ruminate on the nature of consciousness--is it something apart from the brain? Is it even possible to understand the brain, to understand human consciousness? Some of these thinkers say no, it isn't possible, but most believe that we will pierce the mystery surrounding consciousness, and that neuroscience will provide the key. Blackmore goes beyond the issue of consciousness to ask other intriguing questions: Is there free will (a question which yields many conflicted replies, with most saying yes and no); if no, how does this effect the way you live your life; and more broadly, how has your work changed the way you live. Ranging from the curious (do bees have consciousness?) to the profound (is our sense of having a self just an illusion), these provocative conversations illuminate current thinking on the mind and on human nature itself., "Human brains are just the most complicated thing that's yet evolved, and we're trying to understand them using our brains," notes philosopher Daniel Dennett. "We're trying to reverse engineer ourselves, to understand what kind of a machine we are." In Conversations on Consciousness, Susan Blackmore brings together some of the great minds of our time, a who's who of eminent thinkers, all of whom have devoted much of their lives to understanding "what kind of a machine we are." Some of the interviewees are major philosophers (such as John Searle, Ned Block, and David Chalmers) and some are equally renowned scientists (Francis Crick, Roger Penrose, V.S. Ramachandran). All of them talk candidly with Blackmore about some of the key philosophical issues confronting us, in a series of conversations that are revealing, insightful, and stimulating. They ruminate on the nature of consciousness--is it something apart from the brain? Is it even possible to understand the brain, to understand human consciousness? Some of these thinkers say no, it isn't possible, but most believe that we will pierce the mystery surrounding consciousness, and that neuroscience will provide the key. Blackmore goes beyond the issue of consciousness to ask other intriguing questions: Is there free will (a question which yields many conflicted replies, with most saying yes and no); if no, how does this effect the way you live your life; and more broadly, how has your work changed the way you live. Ranging from the curious (do bees have consciousness?) to the profound (is our sense of having a self just an illusion), these provocative conversations illuminate current thinking on the mind and on human nature itself., Blackmore in this volume brings together some of the great minds of our time, a who's who of eminent thinkers, all of whom have devoted much of their lives to understanding consciousness. Some of the interviewees are major philosophers (such as John Searle, Ned Block, and David Chalmers) and some are equally renowned scientists (Francis Crick, Roger Penrose, V.S. Ramachandran). All of them talk candidly with Blackmore about some of the key philosophical issues confronting us, in a series of conversations that are revealing, insightful, and stimulating.
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B808.9.B53 2006
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