Ten Problems of Consciousness A Representational Theory of the Phenomenal Mind
| Author/creator | Tye, Michael Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Publication Info | Cambridge : MIT Press |
| Description | 264 p. ill 08.900 x 05.900 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Representation and Mind Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation Can neurophysiology ever reveal to us what it is like to smell a skunk or toexperience pain? In what does the feeling of happiness consist? How is it that changes in the whiteand gray matter composing our brains generate subjective sensations and feelings? These are severalof the questions that Michael Tye addresses, while formulating a new and enlightening theory aboutthe phenomenal "what it feels like" aspect of consciousness. The test of any such theory, accordingto Tye, lies in how well it handles ten critical problems of consciousness.Tyeargues that all experiences and all feelings represent things, and that their phenomenal aspects areto be understood in terms of what they represent. He develops this representational approach toconsciousness in detail with great ingenuity and originality. In the book's first part Tye lays outthe domain, the ten problems and an associated paradox, along with all the theories currentlyavailable and the difficulties they face. In part two, he develops his intentionalist approach toconsciousness. Special summaries are provided in boxes and the ten problems are illustrated withcartoons. A Bradford BookRepresentation and Mindseries |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780262700641 |
| ISBN | 0262700646 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780262700641 |
| Stock number | 0262700646 00015994 |
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