Consciousness: A Guide to the Debates (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781576077917)

An exciting introduction to consciousness research and its applications to our waking and sleeping moments.

Once the domain of philosophers, the study of consciousness is now an exciting branch of science. Author Anthony Freeman, managing editor of the Journal of Consciousness Studies, opens Consciousness with a history of mind study, from the ancient Greeks to the present, and provides a multidisciplinary review of cognitive science. Freeman untangles the conflicting theories on the working of the brain, analyzing the techniques developed for its study over the years.

"Seeing" v. "believing," mind/body connections, zombies, and assembly line robots are just the beginning. Even chaos theory and quantum physics are relevant, with opposing approaches inciting disciplinary battles. This illustrated and accessible volume introduces key researchers like Wilder Penfield, who talked with his conscious sister while operating on her brain tumor.

Author: Anthony Freeman
ISBN-10: 1576077918
ISBN-13: 9781576077917
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 10/10/2003
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.69lbs
Size: 10.48h x 7.02w x 1.02d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2004 pg. 556