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The Mystery of Consciousness

By Searle, John R.

The Mystery of Consciousness Philosophy

The Mystery of Consciousness

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It has long been one of the most fundamental problems of philosophy, and it is now, John Searle writes, "the most important problem in the biological sciences": What is consciousness? Is my inner awareness of myself something separate from my body? In what began as a series of essays in The New York Review of Books, John Searle evaluates the positions on consciousness of such well-known scientists and philosophers as Francis Crick, Gerald Edelman, Roger Penrose, Daniel Dennett, David Chalmers, and Israel Rosenfield. He challenges claims that the mind works like a computer, and that brain functions can be reproduced by computer programs. With a sharp eye for confusion and contradiction, he points out which avenues of current research are most likely to come up with a biological examination of how conscious states are caused by the brain. Only when we understand how the brain works will we solve the mystery of consciousness, and only then will we begin to understand issues ranging from artificial intelligence to our very nature as human beings.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
224
Release Date:
1990-01-01
Publication Date:
1990-01-01
Publisher:
New York Review of Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0940322064
ISBN13:
9780940322066
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[email protected]
Weight:
240 g
Height:
119 cm
Width:
184 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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