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Sisyphus's boulder : consciousness and the limits of the knowable /
Consciousness lies at the core of being human. Therefore, to understand ourselves, we need a theory of consciousness. In Sisyphus's Boulder, Eric Dietrich and Valerie Hardcastle argue that we will never get such a theory because consciousness has an essential property that prevents it from ever...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia ; Amsterdam :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
©2005.
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| Series: | Advances in consciousness research ;
v. 60. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Sisyphus's Boulder; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Intuitions at an impasse; I. Troubles with naturalism; 2. Against naturalism; 3. The dismal prospects for naturalism; II. Aspects of a science of consciousness; 4. How to avoid being a mysterian; 5. Science in the face of mystery; III. An application; 6. How consciousness creates philosophy; Appendix: Problems with zombies; Notes; References; Index; The series Advances in Consciousness Research.