Journal of Consciousness Studies (Controversies in Science & the Humanities, Volume 13, No. 3 (2006))

Politics & Social Sciences

Valerie Gray Hardcastle

Philosophy

Imprint Academic

Essays dedicated to Herbert Dean from Peter Pouncy, George Klosko, Morimichi Watanabe, Ross Rudolph, Cheryl Welch, Thomas A. Horne, and others.

Politics of Fallen Man,

Goldsmith, M.M.

Politics & Government

Conscious Experience

The contributions to this book are original articles, representing a cross-section of current philosophical work on consciousness and thereby allowing students and readers from other disciplines to acquaint themselves with the very latest debate, so that they can then pursue their own research interests more effectively. The volume includes a bibliography on consciousness in philosophy, cognitive science and brain research, covering the last 25 years and consisting of over 1000 entries in 18 thematic sections, compiled by David Chalmers and Thomas Metzinger.

The mind is the brain. Each mental state -- each hope, fear, thought -- can be identified with a particular physical state of the brain, without remainder. So argues Nicholas Humphrey in this highly readable yet scholarly essay. He offers strong support for his "identity theory" from evolution. His controversial claim is discussed and challenged in commentaries by authors such as Andy Clark (Being There, 1997), Daniel Dennett (Consciousness Explained, 1991; Darwin's Dangerous Idea, 1995) and Ralph Ellis (Questioning Consciousness, 1995). Humphrey rounds off the book with a response to his critics. An excellent short introduction to the mind-body problem and the study of consciousness.

How to Solve the Mind-Body Problem (Journal of Consciousness Studies, 7, No. 4)

Humphrey, Nicholas

A comprehensive reader on the problem of the self as seen from the perspectives of philosophy, development psychology, robotics, cognitive neuroscience, psychopathology, semiotics, phenomenology and contemplative studies, all focused on a keynote paper.

Models of the Self

The contributions to this book are original articles, representing a cross-section of current philosophical work on consciousness and thereby allowing students and readers from other disciplines to acquaint themselves with the very latest debate, so that they can then pursue their own research interests more effectively. The volume includes a bibliography on consciousness in philosophy, cognitive science and brain research, covering the last 25 years and consisting of over 1000 entries in 18 thematic sections, compiled by David Chalmers and Thomas Metzinger.

It is widely accepted in science that the universe is a closed deterministic system in which everything can, ultimately, be explained by purely physical causation. And yet we all experience ourselves as having the freedom to choose between alternatives presented to us ― 'we' are in the driving seat. The puzzling status of volition is explored in this issue by a distinguished body of scientists and philosophers.

Volitional Brain: Towards a Neuroscience of Freewill

This book throws down a challenge to religious studies, offering a multidisciplinary approach - including developmental psychology, neuropsychology, philosophy of mind, and anthropology.

Cognitive Models and Spiritual Maps: Interdisciplinary Explorations of Religious Experience (Journal of Consciousness Studies, 7, No. 11-12)

Religion & Spirituality

Religious Studies

How does the conscious mind relate to the physical body? Two common views from the past offered the stark choice between dualism which said mind and body were quite separate and physicalism which said that the mind was in fact 'nothing but' the physical brain. Both these views are now widely rejected. 'Emergence' theory offers a compromise: the mind 'emerges' from the physical body but the whole person, mind and body, is more than the sum of the physical parts. In The Emergence of Consciousness philosopher Robert Van Gulick gives a clear and masterly overview and comparison of the current ‘emergent’ and ‘reductive’ approaches. Other contributors discuss more detailed aspects of the subject. The editor's own chapter argues for the radical proposal that even God is an ‘emergent property’.

The Emergence of Consciousness

Science & Math

The State of the Nations 2001 is the ssecond publication of a major research programme into devolution in the United Kingdom, published on behalf of the Constitution Unit at University College London.

The State of the Nations 2001: The Second Year of Devolution in the United Kingdom (State of the Nations Yearbooks)

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Journal of Consciousness Studies (Controversies in Science & the Humanities, Volume 13, No. 3 (2006))

Politics of Fallen Man,

Conscious Experience

How to Solve the Mind-Body Problem (Journal of Consciousness Studies, 7, No. 4)

Models of the Self

Conscious Experience

Volitional Brain: Towards a Neuroscience of Freewill

Cognitive Models and Spiritual Maps: Interdisciplinary Explorations of Religious Experience (Journal of Consciousness Studies, 7, No. 11-12)

The Emergence of Consciousness

The State of the Nations 2001: The Second Year of Devolution in the United Kingdom (State of the Nations Yearbooks)