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Title: CONSCIOUSNESS: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION
By: Susan Blackmore
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0192805851
ISBN 13: 9780192805850
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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 24 March, 2005
Series: Very Short Introductions
Pages: 160
Description: Consciousness, 'the last great mystery for science', has now become a hot topic. How can a physical brain create our experience of the world? What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Could consciousness itself be an illusion? New developments in brain science are opening up debates on these issues, and now the field has expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers. Using illustrations and lively cartoons, SusanBlackmore clarifies the complex arguments and illuminates the major theories.
Synopsis: Consciousness, 'the last great mystery for science', has now become a hot topic. How can a physical brain create our experience of the world? What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Could consciousness itself be an illusion? Exciting new developments in brain science are opening up debates on these issues, and the field has now expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers. This controversial book clarifies the potentially confusing arguments, and the major theories using illustrations, lively cartoons, and experiments.Topics include vision and attention, theories of self and will, experiments on action and awareness, altered states of consciousness, and the effects of brain damage and drugs. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Illustrations: 3 halftones, 3 line drawings and numerous illustrations
Publication: UK
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Returns: Returnable
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