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A Place For Consciousness: Probing The Deep Structure Of The Natural World (Philosophy Of Mind)
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What Place Does Consciousness Have In The Natural World? If We Reject Materialism, Could There Be A Credible Alternative? In One Classic Example, Philosophers Ask Whether We Can Ever Know What Is It Is Like For Bats To Sense The World Using Sonar. It Seems Obvious To Many That Any Amount Of Information About A Bat'S Physical Structure And Information Processing Leaves Us Guessing About The Central Questions Concerning The Character Of Its Experience.A Place For Consciousness Begins With Reflections On The Existence Of This Gap. Is It Just A Psychological Shortcoming In Our Merely Human Understanding Of The Physical World? Is It A Trivial Consequence Of The Simple Fact That We Just Cannot Be Bats? Or Does It Mean There Really Are Facts About Consciousness Over And Above The Physical Facts? If So, What Does Consciousness Do? Why Does It Exist?Rosenberg Sorts Out These Problems, Especially Those Centering On The Causal Role Of Consciousness. He Introduces A New Paradigm Called Liberal Naturalism For Thinking About What Causation Is, About The Natural World, And About How To Create A Detailed Model To Go Along With The New Paradigm. Arguing That Experience Is Part Of The Categorical Foundations Of Causality, He Shows That Within This New Paradigm There Is A Place For Something Essentially Like Consciousness In All Its Traditional Mysterious Respects.A Striking Feature Of Liberal Naturalism Is That Its Central Tenets Are Motivated Independently Of The Mindbody Problem, By Analyzing Causation Itself. Because Of This Approach, When Consciousness Shows Up In The Picture It Is Not Introduced In An Ad Hoc Way, And Its Most Puzzling Features Can Be Explained From First Principles. Ultimately, Rosenberg'S Final Solution Gives Consciousness A Causally Important Role Without Supposing Either That It Is Physical Or That It Interacts With The Physical.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main topic of 'A Place for Consciousness'? A: 'A Place for Consciousness' explores the role of consciousness in the natural world, questioning materialism and examining alternative perspectives on consciousness and causation.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'A Place for Consciousness' is Gregg Rosenberg.
- Q: When was 'A Place for Consciousness' published? A: 'A Place for Consciousness' was published on November 18, 2004.
- Q: What is the format of this book? A: The book is available in a hardcover binding.
- Q: How many pages does 'A Place for Consciousness' have? A: 'A Place for Consciousness' has a total of 344 pages.
- Q: What philosophical questions does the book address? A: The book addresses questions about the existence of consciousness, its causal role, and whether there are facts about consciousness beyond physical facts.
- Q: Does the book propose alternative views to materialism? A: Yes, it offers a new paradigm called Liberal Naturalism, which seeks to explain consciousness without adhering to traditional materialist views.
- Q: What is Liberal Naturalism as described in the book? A: Liberal Naturalism is a paradigm introduced by Rosenberg that analyzes causation and integrates consciousness into a framework independent of the mind-body problem.
- Q: What are the central themes discussed in 'A Place for Consciousness'? A: Central themes include the nature of consciousness, its role in causality, and the implications of rejecting a purely materialist perspective.
- Q: Is 'A Place for Consciousness' suitable for readers new to philosophy? A: While it delves into complex philosophical concepts, it is accessible for readers with a general interest in philosophy and consciousness studies.