The Matter of Consciousness: From the Knowledge Argument to Russellian Monism

by Torin Alter

Torin Alter presents a compelling defence of the 'knowledge argument' against physicalism, pioneered by Frank Jackson. According to physicalism, consciousness is a physical phenomenon. The knowledge argument stars Mary, who learns all objective, physical information through black-and-white media and yet acquires new information when she first sees colors for herself: information about what it is like to see in color. Based partly on that case, Jackson...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198840454
• ISBN13: 9780198840459
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"