Consciousness An Introduction 1st Edition by Susan Blackmore ISBN 978-0195153439 019515343X

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ISBN 10:  019515343X

ISBN 13: 978-0195153439

Author: Susan Blackmore

Is there a theory that explains the essence of consciousness? Or is consciousness itself just an illusion? The “last great mystery of science,” consciousness was excluded from serious research for most of the last century but is now a rapidly expanding area of study for students of psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience. Recently the topic has also captured growing popular interest.
This groundbreaking book is the first volume to bring together all the major theories of consciousness studies–from those rooted in traditional Western philosophy to those coming out of neuroscience, quantum theory, and Eastern philosophy. Broadly interdisciplinary, Consciousness: An Introduction is divided into nine sections that examine such topics as how subjective experiences arise from objective brain processes, the basic neuroscience and neuropathology of consciousness, altered states of consciousness, mystical experiences and dreams, and the effects of drugs and meditation. It also discusses the nature of self, the possibility of artificial consciousness in robots, and the question of whether or not animals are conscious. Enhanced by numerous illustrations and profiles of important researchers, the book also includes self-assessment questions, further reading suggestions, and practical exercises that help bring the subject to life.

Table of contents: 

Part 1: The Problem
What’s the Problem?

What Is It Like To Be…?

What Does Consciousness Do?

Part 2: The World
Attention and Timing

The Theater of the Mind

The Grand Illusion

Part 3: The Self
Egos, Bundles and Multiple Selves

Theories of Self

Agency and Free Will

Part 4: Evolution
The Evolution of Consciousness

The Function of Consciousness

Animal Minds

Part 5: Artificial Consciousness
Minds and Machines

Could a Machine Be Conscious?

How to Build a Conscious Machine

Part 6: The Brain
The Neural Correlates of Consciousness

The Unity of Consciousness

Damaged Brains

Part 7: Borderlands
Unconscious Processing

The Paranormal

Reality and Imagination

Part 8: Altered States of Consciousness
Drugs and Altered States

Sleep, Dreams and Hypnotic States

Exceptional Human Experience

Part 9: First-Person Approaches
The View from Within

Meditation and Mindfulness

Buddhism and Consciousness

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