The Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness

by Edited by Philip David Zelazo , Morris Moscovitch , Evan Thompson

• ISBN13: 9780521857437
• ISBN10: 0521857430
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-14
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness is the first of its kind in the field, and its appearance marks a unique time in the history of intellectual inquiry on the topic. After decades during which consciousness was considered beyond the scope of legitimate scientific investigation, consciousness re-emerged as a popular focus of research towards the end of the last century, and it has remained so for nearly 20 years. There are now so many different lines of investigation on consciousness that the time has come when the field may finally benefit from a book that pulls them together and, by juxtaposing them, provides a comprehensive survey of this exciting field. An authoritative desk reference , which will also be suitable as an advanced textbook.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Cognitive Science of Consciousness

A brief history of the philosophical problem of consciousness

Philosophical theories of consciousness: contemporary Western perspectives

Philosophical theories of consciousness: continental perspectives

Philosophical theories of consciousness: Asian perspectives

Artificial intelligence and consciousness

Computational models of consciousness: a taxonomy and some examples

Cognitive theories of consciousness

Behavioral, neuroimaging, and neuropsychological approaches to implicit perception

Three forms of consciousness in retrieving memories

Metacognition and consciousness

Consciousness and control of action

Language and consciousness

Narrative modes of consciousness and selfhood

The development of consciousness

States of consciousness: normal and abnormal variation

Consciousness in hypnosis

Can we study subjective experiences objectively? First-person perspective approaches and impaired subjective states of awareness in schizophrenia?

Meditation and the neuroscience of consciousness: an introduction

Social psychological approaches to consciousness

The evolution of consciousness Michael

The serpent's gift: evolutionary psychology and consciousness

Anthropology of consciousness

Motivation, decision making, and consciousness: from psychodynamics to subliminal priming and emotional constraint satisfaction

The Neuroscience of Consciousness

Hunting the ghost: toward a neuroscience of consciousness

Neurodynamical approaches to consciousness

The thalamic intralaminar nuclei and the property of consciousness

The cognitive neuroscience of memory and consciousness

The affective neuroscience of consciousness: higher order syntactic thoughts, dual routes to emotion and action, and consciousness

Consciousness: situated and social

Quantum approaches to consciousness

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