Vagueness and the Evolution of Consciousness: Through the Looking Glass

by Potwoski and Michael Tye

When Alice steps through the looking-glass, she encounters a peculiar world where she meets animated chess pieces, characters from nursery rhymes, and talking animals. Everything there is inside out and upside down: so it is with consciousness.

Reflecting on the inception of consciousness, it is natural to suppose that there are just two alternatives. Either consciousness appeared in living beings suddenly, like a light switch turning on, or...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198892950
• ISBN13: 9780198892953
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"