| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 366 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in the history of philosophy of mind ; v. 5 [i.e. 4] |
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Studies in the history of philosophy of mind ; v. 4.
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| Contents |
Front Matter; On Plato's Lack of Consciousness; The Problem of Consciousness in Aristotle's Psychology; Ownness of Conscious Experience in Ancient Philosophy; Sense-Perception and Self-Awareness: Before and After Avicenna; Intention and Presence: The Notion of Presentialitas in the Fourteenth Century; The Structure of Self-Consciousness: A Fourteenth-Century Debate; Augustine and Descartes on the Function of Attention in Perceptual Awareness; Orders of Consciousness and Forms of Reflexivity in Descartes; The Status of Consciousness in Spinoza's Concept of Mind |
| Summary |
Despite decades of theoretization, consciousness continues to haunt contemporary philosophy of mind. The coherence and validity of the concept are in question, yet consciousness seems to resist the projects of reduction and naturalization. This collection opens a diachronical perspective to intuitions about consciousness and our aspiration of coming to grips with it. Through investigating ancient, medieval, early modern, and modern discussions in their original philosophical context, the articles offer understanding of the emergence of our problems concerning consciousness, as well as a wealth |
| Analysis |
filosofie |
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philosophy |
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geschiedenis |
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history |
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psychologie |
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psychology |
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middeleeuwen |
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Middle Ages |
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fenomenologie |
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phenomenology |
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Philosophy (General) |
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Filosofie (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Consciousness.
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Philosophy -- History.
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Consciousness
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Personality.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Mind & Body.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Consciousness
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Philosophy
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Heinämaa, Sara, 1960-
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Lähteenmäki, Vili.
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Remes, Pauliina.
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| ISBN |
9781402060823 |
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1402060823 |
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1402060815 |
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9781402060816 |
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