How Matter Becomes Conscious A Naturalistic Theory of the Mind /

• Main Author: Faye, Jan (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Philosophy and science.; Philosophy of mind.; Philosophy of Science.; Philosophy of Mind.

This innovative book proposes a unique and original perspective on the nature of the mind and how phenomenal consciousness may arise in a physical world. From simple sentient organisms to complex self-reflective systems, Faye argues for a naturalistic-evolutionary approach to philosophy of mind and...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Flipping the Debate
• Chapter 2: Our Animal Mind
• Chapter 3: Subjectivity in a Biological Perspective
• Chapter 4: A Difference That Is No Difference
• Chapter 5: Why Identity Is Not Enough
• Chapter 6: Functionalism, Mechanisms, and Levels of Reality
• Chapter 7: The Environment Is What Matters
• Chapter 8: Understanding Consciousness
• Chapter 9: Conclusion.