Raw Feeling by Robert Kirk
Consciousness is a perennial source of mystification in the philosophy of mind: how could processes in the brain amount to conscious experiences? Robert Kirk uses the notion of 'raw feeling' to bridge the intelligibility gap between our knowledge of ourselves as physical organisms and our knowledge of ourselves as subjects of experience; he argues that there is no need for recourse to dualism or private mental objects. The task is to understand how the truth about raw feeling could be strictly implied by narrowly physical truths. Kirk's explanation turns on an account of what it is to be a subject of conscious perceptual experience. He offers penetrating analyses of the philosophical problems of consciousness and suggests novel solutions which, unlike their rivals, can be accepted without gritting one's teeth.
A worthy attempt to solve a formidable problem.. laudable for its honest attempts to discharge its acknowledged philosophical burdens. Mind
Kirk, Robert: - Robert Kirk BScn (Econ) FCA CPA qualified as a charted accountant in Belfast with Price Waterhouse & Co., and spent two years in industry and a further four years in practice. In 1980 he was appointed director of a private teaching college in Dublin where he specialised in the teaching of financial accounting subjects. He later moved into the university sector and is currently Professor of Financial Reporting in the the School of Accounting at the University of Ulster. He also presents continuing professional education courses for various institutes across the UK and Ireland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198236795 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198236794 |
| Title | Raw Feeling |
| Author | Robert Kirk |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1996-10-24 |
| Number of pages | 262 |
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