Publication

1995 - J. Benjamins, Amsterdam

Language

English

Word Count

65,000 words, Guess

Page Count

260 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • Goodreads1067272

Classifications

  • DDC153
  • LCCBF311 .E485 1995

Description

Questioning Consciousness brings together neuroscientific, psychological and phenomenological research, combining in a readable format recent developments in image research and neurology. It reassesses the mind-body relation and research on 'mental models', abstract concept formation, and acquisition of logical and apparently 'imageless' inference skills. It is argued that to be conscious of an object is essentially to imagine in a habituated way what would happen if we were to perform certain actions in relation to the object; and that mental images fit together to build up abstract concepts. This analysis shows why conscious information processing is so structurally different from - yet interrelated with - non-conscious processing, and how mind and body interrelate as a process to its substratum like a sound wave relates to the medium through which it passes.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Advances in consciousness research,

Other Editions

  • Questioning consciousness: the interplay of imagery, cognition, and emotion in the human brainJ. Benjamins1995-01-01

Reader Reviews

No reviews yet for this book.

Be the first to share your thoughts!