New Directions in Consciousness Studies: SoS theory and the nature of timeNew Directions in Consciousness Studies describes a range of fresh ideas which promise to significantly advance scientific understanding of human nature. Written in non-specialized language, the book draws upon concepts and research from history, philosophy, neuroscience and physics to delineate new approaches to the study of consciousness. Early chapters deal with a range of ideas about our nature, and suggest that mind can usefully be viewed as a type of dynamic landscape. The account shows how our minds relate to their societies, brains and bodies and how they differ from computers. Later chapters develop a theory of the basis of consciousness (SoS theory). Using the physical concept of ‘broken symmetry’ the author shows how conscious mind may be rooted in temporality; a view that is supported by the occurrence of a wide range of anomalous phenomena. Potentially valuable future lines of research are identified. This is a unique and engaging book that will appeal to students and academics in the field of consciousness studies and other readers with an interest in consciousness. |
Contents
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1 Swings and roundabouts | 4 |
2 Picturing mind | 18 |
3 Wetware | 29 |
4 On time | 40 |
5 New frontiers | 49 |
6 Broken symmetry | 65 |
7 Qualia | 73 |
8 Rocks from the sky part 1 | 82 |
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New Directions in Consciousness Studies: SoS theory and the nature of time Chris Nunn Limited preview - 2015 |
New Directions in Consciousness Studies: SoS Theory and the Nature of Time Chris Nunn No preview available - 2016 |
New Directions in Consciousness Studies: SoS Theory and the Nature of Time Chris Nunn No preview available - 2016 |