The Routledge Handbook of Consciousness

Author:   Rocco J. Gennaro
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367571900


Pages:   490
Publication Date:   30 June 2020
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Author:   Rocco J. Gennaro
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367571900


ISBN 10:   0367571900
Pages:   490
Publication Date:   30 June 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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List of Figures. List of Contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I. Consciousness: History and Background Metaphysics 1. Consciousness, Personal Identity, and Immortality 2. Consciousness in Western Philosophy 3. Materialism 4. Dualism 5. Idealism, Panpsychism, and Emergentism: The Radical Wing of Consciousness Studies 6. Consciousness, Free Will, and Moral Responsibility 7. Consciousness and the Mind-Body Problem in Indian Philosophy Part II. Contemporary Theories of Consciousness 8. Representational Theories of Consciousness 9. The Global Workspace Theory 10. Integrated Information Theory 11. The Multiple Drafts Model 12. The Intermediate Level Theory of Consciousness 13. The Attention Schema Theory of Consciousness 14. Biological Naturalism and Biological Realism 15. Sensorimotor and Enactive Approaches to Consciousness 16. Quantum Theories of Consciousness Part III. Major Topics in Consciousness Research 17. The Neural Correlates of Consciousness 18. Consciousness and Attention 19. Consciousness and Intentionality 20. Consciousness and Conceptualism 21. Consciousness, Time, and Memory 22. Consciousness and Action 23. Consciousness and Emotion 24. Multisensory Consciousness and Synesthesia 25. Consciousness and Psychopathology 26. Post-Comatose Disorders of Consciousness 27. The Unity of Consciousness 28. The Biological Evolution of Consciousness 29. Animal Consciousness 30. Robot Consciousness 31. Consciousness and Dreams: From Self-Simulation to the Simulation of a Social World 32. Meditation and Consciousness: Can we Experience Experience as Broken? 33. Consciousness and End of Life Ethical Issues 34. Consciousness and Experimental Philosophy

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Keeping up with work on consciousness is becoming harder and harder. Luckily The Routledge Handbook of Consciousness alleviates this headache. The thirty four chapters collectively give a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the field, written by leading specialists. A must-have for researchers and serious students alike. --Alex Byrne, Professor of Philosophy, MIT The editor's choice of entries in this Handbook reflects the complexity and marvel of consciousness. Expert philosophers and psychologists offer a wide range of approaches to studying consciousness. Students and researchers looking for eastern or western perspectives will find both represented here. -Susanna Siegel, Harvard University This exceptionally comprehensive and highly accessible survey of topics in the multidisciplinary study of consciousness stands out as an excellent introduction to the field. t is a helpful guide through the thickets of interwoven debates and an essential collection for researchers working in any area of consciousness who want a reliable and illuminating overview of the big picture. This book will be a marvelous resource for anyone beginning their study of consciousness and for expert researchers alike. --Andrew Bailey, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Studies), University of Guelph, Canada


"""Keeping up with work on consciousness is becoming harder and harder. Luckily The Routledge Handbook of Consciousness alleviates this headache. The thirty four chapters collectively give a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the field, written by leading specialists. A must-have for researchers and serious students alike."" --Alex Byrne, Professor of Philosophy, MIT ""The editor’s choice of entries in this Handbook reflects the complexity and marvel of consciousness. Expert philosophers and psychologists offer a wide range of approaches to studying consciousness. Students and researchers looking for eastern or western perspectives will find both represented here."" -Susanna Siegel, Harvard University ""This exceptionally comprehensive and highly accessible survey of topics in the multidisciplinary study of consciousness stands out as an excellent introduction to the field. t is a helpful guide through the thickets of interwoven debates and an essential collection for researchers working in any area of consciousness who want a reliable and illuminating overview of the big picture. This book will be a marvelous resource for anyone beginning their study of consciousness and for expert researchers alike."" --Andrew Bailey, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Studies), University of Guelph, Canada"


Keeping up with work on consciousness is becoming harder and harder. Luckily The Routledge Handbook of Consciousness alleviates this headache. The thirty four chapters collectively give a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the field, written by leading specialists. A must-have for researchers and serious students alike. --Alex Byrne, Professor of Philosophy, MIT The editor's choice of entries in this Handbook reflects the complexity and marvel of consciousness. Expert philosophers and psychologists offer a wide range of approaches to studying consciousness. Students and researchers looking for eastern or western perspectives will find both represented here. -Susanna Siegel, Harvard University This exceptionally comprehensive and highly accessible survey of topics in the multidisciplinary study of consciousness stands out as an excellent introduction to the field. t is a helpful guide through the thickets of interwoven debates and an essential collection for researchers working in any area of consciousness who want a reliable and illuminating overview of the big picture. This book will be a marvelous resource for anyone beginning their study of consciousness and for expert researchers alike. --Andrew Bailey, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Studies), University of Guelph, Canada


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Rocco J. Gennaro is Professor of Philosophy and Chairperson of the Philosophy Department at the University of Southern Indiana. Two of his more recent books are The Consciousness Paradox: Consciousness, Concepts, and Higher-Order Thoughts (2012) and Consciousness (Routledge, 2017). He is also editor of Disturbed Consciousness: New Essays on Psychopathology and Theories of Consciousness (2015).

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