Investigating Phenomenal Consciousness
New methodologies and maps
Editor
| University of London
How can one investigate phenomenal consciousness? As in other areas of science, the investigation of consciousness aims for a more precise knowledge of its phenomena, and the discovery of general truths about their nature. This requires the development of appropriate first-person, second-person and third-person methods. This book introduces some of the creative ways in which these methods can be applied to different purposes, e.g. to understanding the relation of consciousness to brain, to examining or changing consciousness as such, and to understanding the way consciousness is influenced by social, clinical and therapeutic contexts. To clarify the strengths and weaknesses of different methods and to demonstrate the interplay of methodology and epistemology, the book also suggests a number of “maps” of the consciousness studies terrain that place different approaches to the study of consciousness into a broader, interdisciplinary context.
(Series A).
(Series A).
[Advances in Consciousness Research, 13] 2000. xii, 381 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements
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ix
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Contributors
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xi–xii
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1–15
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Part 1A: Combining First- and Third-Person Methods
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19–32
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33–65
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67–95
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Part 1B: Re-examining the Scope and Limits of First-Person Methods
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99–120
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121–137
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Part 1C: Changing Conscious Experience
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139–165
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167–192
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193–212
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Part 2: Maps of Consciousness Studies
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215–232
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233–253
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255–278
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279–300
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301–331
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333–358
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Name Index
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359–365
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Subject Index
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367–381
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“We can finally subject a vast number of intriguing ideas in consciousness studies to careful scientific scrutiny. The banquet of perspectives in this volume will serve as a superlative guide for future inquiries. An excellent read!”
Jaak Panksepp, Distinguished Research Professor, Bowling Green State University, Ohio
“Velmans does an extraordinary good job of drawing together disparate approaches to the scientific study of consciousness and first-person experience. The emphasis is clearly placed on a rigorous pluralism an interdisciplinary triangulation of methods that remain tied to empirical verification.”
Shaun Gallagher, Department of Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
“This important collection will be essential reading for researchers and students alike, and will stimulate discussion for some time to come.”
Evan Thompson, Department of Philosophy, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
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Subjects
Consciousness Research
BIC Subject: JM – Psychology
BISAC Subject: PSY000000 – PSYCHOLOGY / General
U.S. Library of Congress Control Number: 00039749