Subjective Consciousness
A Self-Representational Theory
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:6th Aug '09
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Some mental events are conscious, some are unconscious. What is the difference between the two? Uriah Kriegel offers the following answer: whatever else they may represent, conscious mental states always represent themselves (whereas unconscious ones do not, at least not in the right way). The book develops this 'self-representational' approach to consciousness along several dimensions - including phenomenological, ontological, and scientific - and defends it from common and uncommon criticisms.
Presents novel and interesting views on a number of the most central questions of the field, while developing an original and comprehensive theory. It is required reading for anyone interested in the nature of human consciousness. * Matthew Mackenzie, Times Literary Supplement *
Kriegel's aim is to provide a comprehensive theory of phenomenal consciousness... it combines an impressive attention to the empirical side of the matter with a genuinely philosophical treatment. And though the book is quite long, it reads easily and is not repetitive. There are new ideas and arguments in every section * Joseph Levine. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
ISBN: 9780199570355
Dimensions: 242mm x 162mm x 24mm
Weight: 668g
340 pages