Description
In recent years the nature of consciousness,our immediately known experiences,has taken its place as the most profound problem that science faces. Now in this brilliant and thoroughly accessible new book Colin McGinn takes a provocative position on this perplexing problem. Arguing that we can never truly "know" consciousness,that the human intellect is simply not equipped to unravel this mystery,he demonstrates that accepting this limitation in fact opens up a whole new field of investigation. In elegant prose, McGinn explores the implications of this Mysterian position,such as the new value it gives to the power of dreams and introspection,and challenges the reader with intriguing questions about the very nature of our minds and brains.
About the Author
Colin McGinn is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He is author of several books, including The Character of the Mind Moral Literacy Minds and Bodies: Philosophers and Their Ideas Ethics, Evil, and Fiction and Mental Content.
Book Information
ISBN 9780465014231
Author Colin McGinn
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Basic Books
Publisher Basic Books
Weight(grams) 276g
Dimensions(mm) 201mm * 128mm * 16mm
About the Author
Colin McGinn is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He is author of several books, including The Character of the Mind Moral Literacy Minds and Bodies: Philosophers and Their Ideas Ethics, Evil, and Fiction and Mental Content.
Book Information
ISBN 9780465014231
Author Colin McGinn
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Basic Books
Publisher Basic Books
Weight(grams) 276g
Dimensions(mm) 201mm * 128mm * 16mm
