Sensing Qualia: Solving the Hard Problem of Consciousness - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226846071ISBN-10:226846075UPC:9780226846071Book Category:Philosophy, ScienceBook Subcategory:Mind & Body, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Life SciencesBook Topic:NeuroscienceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCG5X5B4S0
A new, naturalistic theory of consciousness and sensory experience. Philosophers of mind and neuroscientists often debate what they call the hard problem of consciousness, that is, how we might account for qualia--our subjective experiences of phenomena like color, taste, pain, smell, and more. In Sensing Qualia, Paul G. Skokowski surveys the most influential theories of mind since Descartes in order to establish a new theory he calls sensory naturalism, which recognizes the senses as natural detectors of physical properties in the world. Drawing on neuroscience, physics, and philosophy, Skokowski provides a naturalistic framework for studying qualia in the physical world and explores the limits of qualia in androids and AI. The result is a compelling explanation of qualia for anyone curious about the nature of conscious experience in humans and AI.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226846071ISBN-10:226846075UPC:9780226846071Book Category:Philosophy, ScienceBook Subcategory:Mind & Body, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Life SciencesBook Topic:NeuroscienceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCG5X5B4S0
Paul G. Skokowski is executive director and cofounder of the Center for the Explanation of Consciousness at Stanford University and a fellow in philosophy at St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. He is editor of Information and Mind.
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