The Problem of Consciousness by Colin Mcginn
This book addresses the problem of consciosness in a material world. The author argues that a belief in consciousness does not undermine atheistic naturalism, despite the fact that consciousness cannot presently be explained by the physical sciences. He considers subjectivity, intentionality, the limits of introspection, mental causation, and the hidden structure of consciousness. There is also material on philosophical laws, mental kinds, functionalism, and machine consciousness. The book concludes that most of the difficulties that philosophers and scientists have experienced in this area are in essence conceptual ones.
Colin McGinn is a professor of philosophy at Rutgers University. He is the author of sixteen previous books, including The Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth-Century Philosophy; Space Trap, a novel; and, most recently, Mindsight: Image, Dream, Meaning. McGinn's writing has appeared in such publications as The New York Review of Books, London Review of Books, The New Republic, and The New York Times Book Review.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780631176985 |
| ISBN 10 | 0631176985 |
| Title | The Problem of Consciousness |
| Author | Colin Mcginn |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 1990-12-06 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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