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Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"What is consciousness? How does it arise? And why does it exist? We take our experience of being in the world for granted. But the very existence of consciousness raises profound questions: Why would any collection of matter in the universe be conscious? How are we able to think about this? And why should we? /In this wonderfully accessible book, Annaka Harris guides us through the evolving definitions, philosophies, and scientific findings that...
64) Consciousness in interaction: the role of the natural and social context in shaping consciousness
Series
Publisher
John Benjamins Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Author
Series
Contemporary psychoanalytic studies volume 28
Publisher
Brill Rodopi
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Author
Series
Advances in consciousness research volume 40
Publisher
John Benjamins Pub
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
70) Das bewusstsein
Author
Series
Phänomenologisch-psychologische Forschungen volume Bd. 8
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter and Corporation
Pub. Date
1967.
Language
Deutsch
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"How is consciousness possible? What biological purpose does it serve? And why do we value it so highly? In Soul Dust, the psychologist Nicholas Humphrey, a leading figure in consciousness research, proposes a startling new theory. Consciousness, he argues, is nothing less than a magical-mystery show that we stage for ourselves inside our own heads. This self-made show lights up the world for us and makes us feel special and transcendent. Thus consciousness...