Consciousness, 22nd Edition
A Very Short Introduction
$21.95
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2017
Summary
Consciousness, ‘the last great mystery for science’, remains 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 continuing the debates on these issues, and the field has now expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers. This controversial book clarifies the potentially confusing argu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198794738 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198794738 |
| Author: | Susan Blackmore |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 22nd |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 130g |
| Dimensions: | 9mm x 112mm x 174mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Critics Review
Fascinating.
Fascinating. * Jonathan Cowie, Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation *
Susan Blackmore
Susan Blackmore is a psychologist, writer, and Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth. Her research ranges through out-of-body experiences and claims of the paranormal to minds, memes, and the mysteries of consciousness and free will. She is a TED lecturer, blogs for the Guardian and Psychology Today, and frequently appears on radio and TV. Her books include The Meme Machine (1999), Conversations on Consciousness (2005), Zen and the Art of Consciousness (2011) and Seeing Myself: The New Science of Out-of-body Experiences (2017).
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