Oxford University Press (1996)
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The book is an extended study of the problem of consciousness. After setting up the problem, I argue that reductive explanation of consciousness is impossible , and that if one takes consciousness seriously, one has to go beyond a strict materialist framework. In the second half of the book, I move toward a positive theory of consciousness with fundamental laws linking the physical and the experiential in a systematic way. Finally, I use the ideas and arguments developed earlier to defend a form of strong artificial intelligence and to analyze some problems in the foundations of quantum mechanics.
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Keywords | Philosophy of mind Consciousness Mind and body Dualism |
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Reprint years | 1997, 1998 |
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Call number | BD418.3.C43 1996 |
ISBN(s) | 0195117891 9780195117899 0195105532 |
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