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Robert J. Howell - Consciousness and the Limits of Objectivity, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

Consciousness and the Limits of Objectivity

The Case for Subjective Physicalism

Av Robert J. Howell

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In Consciousness and the Limits of Objectivity Robert J. Howell argues that the options in the debates about consciousness and the mind-body problem are more limited than many philosophers have appreciated. Unless one takes a hard-line stance, which either denies the data provided by consciousness or makes a leap of faith about future discoveries, one must admit that no objective picture of our world can be complete. Howell argues, however, that this is consistent with physicalism, contrary to received wisdom. After developing a novel, neo-Cartesian notion of the physical, followed by a careful consideration of the three major anti-materialist arguments--Black's 'Presentation Problem', Jackson's Knowledge Argument, and Chalmers' Conceivability Argument--Howell proposes a 'subjective physicalism' which gives the data of consciousness their due, while retaining the advantages of a monistic, physical ontology.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2017-02-02
  • Mått: 140 x 215 x 11 mm
  • Vikt: 268 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 200
  • Förlag: OUP OXFORD
  • ISBN: 9780198776611
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Robert J. Howell received his Ph.D. In philosophy from Brown University in 2002. He is an Associate Professor at Southern Methodist University, and has published numerous articles on the mind-body problem, self-knowledge, and issues in epistemology. He is the co-author, with Torin Alter, of A Dialogue on Consciousness (OUP, 2009) and The God Dialogues (OUP 2011), and has also co-edited Consciousness and the Mind Body Problem: A Reader (OUP, 2011), with Torin Alter.

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A clear account of how consciousness could be physical even if we can't fully know it from an objective standpoint. Howell shows that there is still much to be discussed in what might look like well-worn territory, and his book is deserving of attention . . . I think this is the best version of the supervenience approach currently on the market.

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