Consciousness: New Philosophical Perspectives

By Quentin Smith and Aleksandar Jokic

Book Overview

Consciousness is perhaps the most puzzling problem we humans face in trying to understand ourselves. Here, eighteen essays offer new angles on the subject. The contributors, who include many of the leading figures in philosophy of mind, discuss such central topics as intentionality, phenomenal content, and the relevance of quantum mechanics to the study of consciousness.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199241287
• ISBN13: 9780199241286
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"