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3RD EDITION An Introduction

Susan Blackmore and Emily T. Troscianko, University of Oxford, UK

Is there a theory that explains the essence of consciousness?Or is consciousness itself just an ? The 'last great mystery of science', consciousness is an area of cognitive psychology that was once viewed with extreme scepticism and was consequently avoided by the majority of mainstream scientific researchers.

April 2018: 246x189: 618pp 115 illustrations However, it has now become a significant area of research despite the complexity of the subject matter. Hb: 978-1-138-80130-1 | £125.00 £100.00 Pb: 978-1-138-80131-8 | £37.99 £30.39 Consciousness: An Introduction provides a comprehensive eBook: 978-1-315-75502-1 introduction to the study of this complex field. The book draws on theories and examples from psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and biology to provide TABLE OF CONTENTS: students with a thorough understanding of this subject.

Introduction, Section One: The problem, 1. What’s the problem? 2. What’s it like to be…? Reviews 3. The grand illusion, Section Two: The , 4. Neuroscience and the correlates of "Competent, entertaining and accessible. It covers an consciousness, 5. The theatre of the , 6. enormous range of topics from machine The unity of consciousness, Section Three: Body consciousness to altered states and secular spirituality. and world, 7. , 8. Conscious and unconscious, 9. Agency and , Section This new edition is probably the best introduction to Four: , 10. Evolution and animal , the exploding field of consciousness studies." - Thomas 11. The function of consciousness, 12. The evolution of machines, Section Five: Metzinger, Philosophisches Seminar, Johannes Borderlands, 13. Altered states of consciousness, Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany 14. Reality and imagination, 15. Dreaming and beyond, Section Six: Self and other, 16. Egos, bundles, and theories of self, 17. The view from "Blackmore and Troscianko’s book remains the best within?, 18. Waking up introduction to consciousness on the market. The sheer breadth of literature that is reviewed and evaluated will not only satisfy the most enquiring of academic minds, but also succeeds in delivering a great deal of academic content in an enjoyable, readable and accessible style for any interested * Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other reader." - Guy Saunders, Senior Lecturer in Consciousness offer or discount and only applies to books purchased directly via our website. Studies, University of the West of England, UK

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