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Chalmers, David John, 1966-

The character of consciousness / David J. Chalmers - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 - xxvii, 596 p. : ill. ; 24 cm - Philosophy of mind . - Philosophy of mind series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [569]-585) and index

Facing up to the problem of consciousness -- How can we construct a science of consciousness? -- What is a neural correlate of consciousness? -- On the search for the neural correlate of consciousness -- Consciousness and its place in nature -- The two-dimensional argument against materialism -- Conceptual analysis and reductive explanation (with Frank Jackson) -- The content of phenomenal concepts -- The epistemology of phenomenal belief -- Phenomenal concepts and the explanatory gap -- The representational character of experience --Perception and the fall from Eden -- The Matrix as metaphysics -- What if the unity of consciousness? (with Tim Bayne)

ISBN: 9780195311112 (pbk.) 0195311116 (pbk.) 9780195311105 (hbk.) 0195311108 (hbk.)

LCCN: 2009038337

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Consciousness

LC Class. No.: B808.9 / .C48 2010

Dewey Class. No.: ARCH YNDC 116 C438C