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The Natural Problem of Consciousness.
The "Natural Problem of Consciousness" is the problem of understanding why there are presently conscious beings at all. Given a non-reductive naturalist framework taking consciousness as an ontologically subjective biological phenomenon, how can we rationally explain the fact that the actu...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berlin/Boston, GERMANY :
De Gruyter,
2017.
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| Series: | Epistemic Studies ;
36 |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Funding; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. The Metaphysical Problem of Consciousness; 3. The Natural Problem of Consciousness; 4. Consciousness as Feeling. Defining Criteria; 5. Working Out Diachronic Claims; 6. Why Do We Feel?; 7. A Hypothetical Biological Function of Feeling; 8. Causation and the Conscious Mind; Appendix: Objections and Replies; Bibliography; Name Index.