Consciousness

Name: Consciousness
Brand: MIT Press
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CONSCIOUSNESS REV/E

Contributor(s): Lycan, William G. Author Format: Paperback

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ISBN	9780262620963
Subtitle	CONSCIOUSNESS REV/E
Publisher	MIT Press
Publication date	March 1995
Language	English
MRP	£31.49 GBP
Page count	182
Item weight	56 g

In this book, William Lycan defends an original theory of mind that he calls "homuncular functionalism."

What is consciousness? The answer to this question has been pondered upon, grappled with, and argued about since time immemorial. There has never been an answer that achieved consensus; certainly philosophers have never agreed.In this book, William Lycan defends an original theory of mind that he calls "homuncular functionalism." He argues that human beings are "functionally organized information-processing systems" who have no non-physical parts or properties. However, Lycan also recognizes the subjective phenomenal qualities of mental states and events, and an important sense in which mind is "over and above" mere chemical matter. Along the way, Lycan reviews some diverse philosophical accounts of consciousness-including those of Kripke, Block, Campbell, Sellars, and Castañeda, among others-and demonstrates how what is valuable in each opposing view can be accommodated within his own theory.

Consciousness is Lycan's most ambitious book, one that has engaged his attention for years. He handles a fascinating subject in a unique and undoubtedly controversial manner that will make this book a mainstay in the field of philosophy of mind.

Consciousness, with these earlier works, is a Bradford Book.

Consciousness

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Lycan, William G. Author

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