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- Examines consciousness within the history of philosophy, from Descartes to Ayer
- Contends that all humans have one of two basic forms of consciousness
- Connect the book's main thesis with recent developments in genetics and anthropology
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The title is meant to indicate that consciousness is being examined largely within the history of philosophy, and within the period of time from Descartes to Ayer.
Investigators aiming to understand consciousness and minds usually try to take account of all individual human minds, so as to have the most data for the most encompassing induction. The problem with that approach is that because of the vastness of the data, its results tend to be vague, lacking the specificity of studies of individuals. On the other hand, the problem with studies of individuals is that they cannot guarantee generality, as the opposing method can.
This book's distinctive approach aims at a middle way, getting the best of the two opposing methods by drawing its data from the history of philosophy, especially the history of the great philosophers.Reviews
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Book Title: Consciousness from Descartes to Ayer
Authors: David Berman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80921-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80920-1Published: 24 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-80921-8Published: 23 August 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 84
Topics: Philosophy of Mind, History of Philosophy