What is it like to be a bat? /

This text is a fiftieth anniversary republication of Thomas Nagel's 'What Is It Like to Be a Bat?', a classic article in the philosophy of mind. Through its argument for the irreducible subjectivity of consciousness, it played an essential role in making the study of consciousness a c...

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Nagel, Thomas
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
This text is a fiftieth anniversary republication of Thomas Nagel's 'What Is It Like to Be a Bat?', a classic article in the philosophy of mind. Through its argument for the irreducible subjectivity of consciousness, it played an essential role in making the study of consciousness a central part of philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. It also spurred the now flourishing scientific attention to the consciousness of non-human creatures: mammals, birds, fish, mollusks, and insects. The book also includes a second essay offering Nagel's more recent thoughts on the most promising positive response to the mind-body problem, as posed in the original essay.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xi, 64 pages) : illustrations
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2024.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
0-19-775281-0
0-19-775282-9
0-19-775280-2
Schlagworte:
Philosophy of mind.
Philosophy.
Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge.
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