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OverviewConsciousness, '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? New developments in brain science are opening up debates on these issues, and now the field has expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers. Using illustrations and lively cartoons, Susan Blackmore clarifies the complex arguments and illuminates the major theories. This is an engaging and authoritative introduction to this controversial issue, and is suited to general readers as well as those studying neuroscience, biology, psychology, and philosophy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Susan Blackmore (Visiting Professor in Psychology, University of Plymouth)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 11.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 17.30cm Weight: 0.133kg ISBN: 9780192805850ISBN 10: 0192805851 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 24 March 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1: 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 ConsciousnessReviewsA very thought-provoking book. * The Guardian * A very thought-provoking book. The Guardian Author InformationSusan Blackmore has researched various forms of consciousness for over a decade and has recently published the first textbook on the subject (Consciousness: An Introduction, published by OUP-NY and Hodder & Stoughton). She is author of more than sixty scientific articles and forty book contributions, writes for several magazines and newspapers, and is a frequent contributor on radio and television, both in the UK and abroad. Her controversial bestseller, The Meme Machine (OUP 1999), has been translated into eleven other languages and has life sales of 17,800 hardback and 22,500 paperback. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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