Investigating Phenomenal Consciousness: New Methodologies and MapsMax Velmans How can one investigate phenomenal consciousness? As in other areas of science, the investigation of consciousness aims for a more precise knowledge of its phenomena, and the discovery of general truths about their nature. This requires the development of appropriate first-person, second-person and third-person methods. This book introduces some of the creative ways in which these methods can be applied to different purposes, e.g. to understanding the relation of consciousness to brain, to examining or changing consciousness as such, and to understanding the way consciousness is influenced by social, clinical and therapeutic contexts. To clarify the strengths and weaknesses of different methods and to demonstrate the interplay of methodology and epistemology, the book also suggests a number of maps of the consciousness studies terrain that place different approaches to the study of consciousness into a broader, interdisciplinary context. (Series A). |
Contents
CHAPTER 2 | 19 |
CHAPTER 3 | 33 |
CHAPTER 4 | 67 |
CHAPTER 5 | 99 |
CHAPTER 6 | 121 |
CHAPTER 7 | 139 |
CHAPTER 8 | 167 |
CHAPTER 9 | 193 |
CHAPTER 10 | 215 |
CHAPTER 11 | 233 |
CHAPTER 12 | 255 |
CHAPTER 13 | 279 |
CHAPTER 14 | 301 |
CHAPTER 15 | 333 |
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