Blindsight and the Nature of Consciousness

Blindsight and the Nature of Consciousness
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Publisher : Broadview Press
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 1551113511
ISBN-13 : 9781551113517
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Book Synopsis Blindsight and the Nature of Consciousness by : Jason Holt

Download or read book Blindsight and the Nature of Consciousness written by Jason Holt and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2003-02-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since its discovery nearly thirty years ago, the phenomenon of blindsight—vision without visual consciousness—has been the source of great controversy in the philosophy of mind, psychology, and the neurosciences. Despite the fact that blindsight is widely acknowledged to be a critical test-case for theories of mind, Blindsight and the Nature of Consciousness is the first extended treatment of the phenomenon from a philosophical perspective. Holt argues, against much received wisdom, for a thorough-going materialism—the view not only that mental states are brain states, but (much more controversially) that mental properties are physical as well. Designed not only for philosophers and scientists, Blindsight and the Nature of Consciousness has something to say to anyone interested in the mystery of the human mind and in how philosophers and scientists are working toward solving that mystery.


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