An Ontology of Consciousness

by Ralph D. Ellis

Book Overview

The object of this study is to find a coherent theoretical approach to three problems which appear to interrelate in complex ways: (1) What is the ontological status of consciousness? (2) How can there be 'un- conscious, ' 'prereflective' or 'self-alienated' consciousness? And (3) Is there a 'self' or 'ego' formed by means of the interrelation of more elementary states of consciousness? The motivation for combining such a diversity of difficult questions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9024733499
• ISBN13: 9789024733491
• Release Date: May 1986
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"