by
David Rose
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Description
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Integrating
studies from philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, this title aims to
capture the major themes on which our understanding of consciousness is
based. Taking a critical approach, it is designed to provide the reader the
information, in order to develop their own informed views.
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Key
Features
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Author(s)
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David
Rose
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Publisher
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Oxford
University Press
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Date
of Publication
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02/02/2006
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Language
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English
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Format
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Paperback
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ISBN-10
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0198792948
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ISBN-13
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9780198792949
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Subject
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Philosophy
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Publication
Data
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Place
of Publication
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Oxford
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Country
of Publication
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United
Kingdom
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Imprint
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Oxford
University Press
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Content
Note
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Numerous
line drawings
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Dimensions
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Weight
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806 g
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Width
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172
mm
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Height
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246
mm
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Spine
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25 mm
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Description
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Table
Of Contents
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PART 1
THINKING ABOUT MIND; 1. Philosophical approaches; 2. The history of the
mind-body problem; 3. The philosophy of neuroscience: neuronal
behaviourism; PART 2 FUNCTION AND BRAIN; 4. Recent advances in
functionalism I. Homuncular functionalism; 5. Recent advances in
functionalism II. Teleological functionalism; 6. Representation: the
physical basis of mental content; 7. Conscious and unconscious
representations; 8. Brain dynamics, attention and movement; 9. Memory in
perception; 10. The where and when of visual experience; 11. Multiple types
of consciousness; 12. Conclusion
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Author
Biography
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<br>David
Rose is a Reader in Psychology at the University of Surrey, where he has 25
years teaching experience in physiological psychology, neuroscience,
neuroanatomy, perception, cognitive psychology, philosophy of science,
philosophy of mind, statistics, and consciousness at all undergraduate and
postgraduate levels, to students of psychology, human biology, medicine,
nursing, and psychiatry. He holds degrees in psychology (BSc Bristol,
1971), neurophysiology (PhD Cambridge, 1978), and the history and
philosophy of science (MPhil Cambridge, 1997). He has researched mainly on
the neurophysiology, pharmacology, psychophysics and philosophy of vision,
and also on time perception, memory, and hemisphere differences. David is
on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Intelligent Systems.<br>
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