Consciousness : a very short introduction
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Consciousness : a very short introduction
（Very short introductions, 121）
Oxford University Press, 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-140) and index
Series number adopted from its statement on spine
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Consciousness, 'the last great mystery for science', has now become a hot topic. How can a physical brain create our experience of the world? What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Could consciousness itself be an illusion?
Exciting new developments in brain science are opening up debates on these issues, and the field has now expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers. This controversial book clarifies the potentially confusing arguments, and the major theories using illustrations, lively cartoons, and experiments.Topics include vision and attention, theories of self and will, experiments on action and awareness, altered states of consciousness, and the effects of brain
damage and drugs.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Table of Contents
- 1. Why the mystery
- 2. The Human Brain
- 3. Time and Space
- 4. A Grand Illusion
- 5. The Self
- 6. Conscious Will
- 7. Altered States of Consciousness
- 8. The Evolution of Consciousness
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