Bibliograph

Sentience, the invention of consciousness, Nicholas Humphrey

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Label

Sentience, the invention of consciousness, Nicholas Humphrey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-237) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sentience

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1317837523

Responsibility statement

Nicholas Humphrey

Sub title

the invention of consciousness

Summary

"An accessible overview of Humphrey's evolving views on consciousness -- particularly the topic of phenomenal consciousness -- from his early neurophysiology studies in the 1960's to his debates with philosophers today"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Sentience and consciousness -- Foothills -- The touch of light -- Blythe spirits -- What the frog's eye tells the monkey's brain -- Blindsight -- Sight unseen -- Red sky at night -- Nature's psychologists -- On the track of sensations -- Evolving sentience -- The road taken -- The phenomenal self -- Theoretical misprisions -- Coming to be: sentience and body sense -- Sentience all the way down? -- Mapping the landscape -- Getting warmer -- Testing, testing -- Qualiaphilia -- The self in action -- Taking stock -- Machina ex deo -- Ethical imperatives

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