Metaphysics of consciousness [electronic resource] / William Seager.
Assesses the problem of upholding even a minimal physicalism which leads to the conclusion that either a new conception of how consciousness is physical is needed or a disturbing new kind of physical inexplicability.
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| Language: | English |
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New York : Routledge,
1991.
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| Series: | Philosophical issues in science.
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Table of Contents:
- BOOK COVER; HALF TITLE; SERIES TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; PART I THE RETREAT OF PHYSICALISM; 1. PHYSICALISM, ONTOLOGY AND EXPLANATION; 2. POSITIVE REDUCTIVE STRATEGIES; 3. NEGATIVE REDUCTIVE STRATEGIES; PART II THE PROBLEM OF CONSCIOUSNESS; 4. VARIETIES OF SUPERVENIENCE; 5. CONSCIOUSNESS, INFORMATION AND EPIPHENOMENALISM; 6. CONSCIOUSNESS AND CAUSAL EFFICACY; 7. RECONCILIATION AND MYSTERY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX.