{"product_id":"consciousness-anthony-freeman-9781576077917","title":"Consciousness: A Guide to the Debates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exciting introduction to consciousness research and its applications to our waking and sleeping moments.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce the domain of philosophers, the study of consciousness is now an exciting branch of science. Author Anthony Freeman, managing editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Consciousness Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, opens \u003ci\u003eConsciousness\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Freeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1576077918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781576077917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.48h x 7.02w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 556","brand":"Anthony Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088583602431,"sku":"9781576077917","price":103.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_053ae897-bbbb-4f67-896d-e52c2af91c3c.jpg?v=1769105577","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/consciousness-anthony-freeman-9781576077917","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}