Conscious Experience

Thomas Metzinger, Editor

The Big Question used to be, "How can physical matter give rise to life?" Now it is, "How can physical matter give rise to consciousness?" All the related questions then tumble out: Are animals conscious? Can machines be conscious? How do I know that you are conscious? This book is essential reading for all concerned with these things. Two dozen leading authors offer their widely differing and passionately held opinions. Among them, Daniel Dennett describes his work developing conscious robots--work that others regard as plain crazy. Patricia Churchland vigorously attacks Roger Penrose for his quantum theories of consciousness. And David Chalmers explores what it might feel like to have one's brain cells replaced, one by one, by computer "chips." This book also contains a listing of over 1,000 books and articles on the subject of consciousness, including sections on philosophy of mind, cognitive science, psychology, neuroscience, and machine consciousness.

"The best concerted voice to date from the philosophers' camp." --Susan Greenfield, London Times Higher Education Supplement

· ISBN 0-907845-05-3 · Published in November 1995 by Imprint Academic · Softbound · 576 pages · $19.90 ·

· ISBN 0-907845-10-X · Published in November 1995 by Imprint Academic · Hardbound · 576 pages · $39.90 ·

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