Phenomenology and the Physical Reality of Consciousness
Author:   Arthur Melnick (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   83
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9789027252203


Pages:   262
Publication Date:   31 August 2011
Format:   Hardback
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Phenomenology and the Physical Reality of Consciousness


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The predominant positive view among philosophers and scientists alike is that consciousness is something realized in brain activity. This view, however, largely fails to capture what consciousness is like according to how it shows itself to conscious beings. What this work proposes instead is that consciousness is a phenomenon that exists in and throughout the body. Apart from whether or not it involves intentionality and apart from whether or not it involves awareness of the self, consciousness is self-intimating, self-revealing, self-disclosing. Self-disclosure is the definitive phenomenological character of consciousness in all its forms. Taking this stance as a point of departure, the book presents a specific account of what bodily field phenomenon consciousness is. In this way, the current stalemate in philosophy over the question of the physical reality of consciousness is broken. Series A

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Author:   Arthur Melnick (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   83
Weight:   0.650kg
ISBN:  

9789027252203


ISBN 10:   9027252203
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   31 August 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements; 2. Introduction; 3. Part I. Consciousness per se; 4. 1. The material nature of consciousness; 5. 2. The metaphysical and empirical status of consciousness; 6. 3. Consciousness and temporality; 7. Part II. Sensory consciousness; 8. 4. Qualia: The case of color; 9. 5. Conscious sensation; 10. Part III. Perceptual consciousness; 11. 6. Perceptual intentionality; 12. 7. Perception, the world, and the subject; 13. Part IV. Thinking consciousness; 14. 8. The intentionality of thoughts; 15. 9. Thought, the world, and the thinking subject; 16. Summary; 17. Bibliography; 18. Index

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