Acts of Consciousness: A Social Psychology Standpoint (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521111249)

Drawing on compelling material from research interviews with former hostages and political prisoners, Guy Saunders reworks three classic thought experiment stories: Parfit's 'Teleporter', Nagel's 'What is it like to be a bat?' and Jackson's 'Mary the colour scientist' to form a fresh look at the study of consciousness. By examining consciousness from a social psychology perspective, Saunders develops a 'cubist psychology of consciousness' through which he challenges the accepted wisdom of mainstream approaches by arguing that people can act freely. What makes 'cubist psychology' is both the many examples taken from different viewpoints and the multiple ways of looking at the key issues of person, mind and world. This is a unique and engaging book that will appeal to students and academics in the field of consciousness studies and other readers with an interest in consciousness.

Author: Guy Saunders
ISBN-10: 0521111242
ISBN-13: 9780521111249
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/22/2014
Pages: 348
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2014 pg. 539