书名: Conversations on Consciousness
作者: Susan J. Blackmore (Author)
出版社: Oxford University Press (November 2005)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 019280622X
ISBN-13: 978-0192806222
Book Description
A delightful collection of interviews with 20 famous names in the study of consciousness. Sue Blackmore, herself a writer on consciousness, engages in conversation with each of these very different personalities, drawing out their views on the nature of the mind, on how what goes on in the network of neurons in the brain produces our vivid experiences, and whether we have free will. The collection includes interviews with such well-known names as Daniel Dennett, John Searle, David Chalmers, Francis Crick (the last interview he gave), V. Ramachandran, Roger Penrose, Richard Gregory, and Susan Greenfield. The interviews are conducted in an informal but focused style, bringing out the personality of each interviewee, and giving the reader a very accessible and readable introduction to their ideas, and to the central scientific and philosophical challenges involved in understanding the nature of mind and consciousness.
Review
`Blackmore interrogates 20 mind-body experts - philosophers, neuroscientists, psychologists, and various hybrids. She doesn't stand on ceremondy, is persistent, probing, honest about her puzzlements, and happy to defend her own views if the occasion arises, which once or twice creates a bit of friction (beware the baroness!)' -- Tom Clark, Naturalism.org
`the intellectual analogue of...speed dating....Blackmore herself comes across as spunky and clever' -- Adina Roskies, Nature
`The question What is consciousness? provokes all kinds of responses, ranging from jokes about psychedelic drugs to brow-furrowing discourses on life's meaning' -- Richard Lipkin, Scientific American
`Are some scientists zombies? That is among the thoughts raised by this diverting collection of interviews with neurobiologists, philosophers and others engaged in the study of the mind...a very efficient overview of contemporary strands of thinking about its subject' -- Stephen Poole, Guardian Unlimited
`Blackmore does a good job of teasing out each contributor's take on it, but don't expect any easy answers.' -- Rita Carter, Focus
About the Author
Sue Blackmore is a freelance writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and Visiting Lecturer at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Following a degree in psychology and physiology from Oxford University, she completed her doctorate in parapsychology at the University of Surrey. Her research interests include evolutionary theory, memes and the theory of memetics, and consciousness. She practices Zen. Her books include The Meme Machine (OUP, 1999) and Consciousness: An Introduction (2003).
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作者: Susan J. Blackmore (Author)
出版社: Oxford University Press (November 2005)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 019280622X
ISBN-13: 978-0192806222
Book Description
A delightful collection of interviews with 20 famous names in the study of consciousness. Sue Blackmore, herself a writer on consciousness, engages in conversation with each of these very different personalities, drawing out their views on the nature of the mind, on how what goes on in the network of neurons in the brain produces our vivid experiences, and whether we have free will. The collection includes interviews with such well-known names as Daniel Dennett, John Searle, David Chalmers, Francis Crick (the last interview he gave), V. Ramachandran, Roger Penrose, Richard Gregory, and Susan Greenfield. The interviews are conducted in an informal but focused style, bringing out the personality of each interviewee, and giving the reader a very accessible and readable introduction to their ideas, and to the central scientific and philosophical challenges involved in understanding the nature of mind and consciousness.
Review
`Blackmore interrogates 20 mind-body experts - philosophers, neuroscientists, psychologists, and various hybrids. She doesn't stand on ceremondy, is persistent, probing, honest about her puzzlements, and happy to defend her own views if the occasion arises, which once or twice creates a bit of friction (beware the baroness!)' -- Tom Clark, Naturalism.org
`the intellectual analogue of...speed dating....Blackmore herself comes across as spunky and clever' -- Adina Roskies, Nature
`The question What is consciousness? provokes all kinds of responses, ranging from jokes about psychedelic drugs to brow-furrowing discourses on life's meaning' -- Richard Lipkin, Scientific American
`Are some scientists zombies? That is among the thoughts raised by this diverting collection of interviews with neurobiologists, philosophers and others engaged in the study of the mind...a very efficient overview of contemporary strands of thinking about its subject' -- Stephen Poole, Guardian Unlimited
`Blackmore does a good job of teasing out each contributor's take on it, but don't expect any easy answers.' -- Rita Carter, Focus
About the Author
Sue Blackmore is a freelance writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and Visiting Lecturer at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Following a degree in psychology and physiology from Oxford University, she completed her doctorate in parapsychology at the University of Surrey. Her research interests include evolutionary theory, memes and the theory of memetics, and consciousness. She practices Zen. Her books include The Meme Machine (OUP, 1999) and Consciousness: An Introduction (2003).
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