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OverviewThe Evolution of Consciousness brings together interdisciplinary insights from philosophy, neuroscience, psychology and cognitive science to explain consciousness in terms of the biological function that grounds it in the physical world. Drawing on the novel analogy of a house of cards, Paula Droege pieces together various conceptual questions and shows how they rest on each other to form a coherent, structured argument. She asserts that the mind is composed of unconscious sensory and cognitive representations, which become conscious when they are selected and coordinated into a representation of the present moment. This temporal representation theory deftly bridges the gap between mind and body by highlighting that physical systems are conscious when they can respond flexibly to actions in the present. With examples from evolution, animal cognition, introspection and the free will debate, this is a compelling and animated account of the possible explanations of consciousness, offering answers to the conceptual question of how consciousness can be considered a cognitive process. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Professor Paula Droege (Pennsylvania State University, USA)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781350278080ISBN 10: 1350278084 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 29 June 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: A House of Cards 1. In Defense of Function 2. Ants Go Marching 3. The Power of Now 4. Beyond Analogy 5. Extending Consciousness in Time 6. How Free Are We? 7. What Next? Bibliography IndexReviewsThis book brings the temporal aspect of consciousness into its proper place as a central philosophical notion connected to all the big questions that make philosophy interesting for non-specialists. It also offers a new way of seeing how it all hangs together in, as Droege points out, the house of cards. --Michal Klincewicz, Assistant Professor, Tilburg University, Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, Netherlands This book brings the temporal aspect of consciousness into its proper place as a central philosophical notion connected to all the big questions that make philosophy interesting for non-specialists. It also offers a new way of seeing how it all hangs together in, as Droege points out, the house of cards. * Michal Klincewicz, Assistant Professor, Tilburg University, Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, Netherlands * Author InformationPaula Droege is Teaching Professor in the Philosophy Department at Pennsylvania State University, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |