Seeing red : a study in consciousness
(Book - Regular Print)
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, [2006].
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151 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
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Yavapai College Prescott - LIMBO - Items being donated to other libraries
BF311.H779 2006
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BF311.H779 2006
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Published
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, [2006].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-146) and index.
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"Consciousness matters. Arguably it matters more than anything. The purpose of this book is to build toward an explanation of just what the matter is." "Nicholas Humphrey begins this exploration of the biggest of big questions with a challenge to the reader, and himself. What's involved in "seeing red"? What is it like for us to see someone else seeing something red?" "Seeing a red screen tells us a fact about something in the world. But it also creates a new fact - a sensation in each of our minds, the feeling of redness. And that's the mystery. Conventional science so far hasn't told us what conscious sensations are made of, or how we get access to them, or why we have them at all. From an evolutionary perspective, what's the point of consciousness?" "Humphrey offers a daring and novel solution, arguing that sensations are not things that happen to us, they are things we do - originating in our primordial ancestors' expressions of liking or disgust. Tracing the evolutionary trajectory through to human beings, he shows how this has led to sensations playing the key role in the human sense of Self. The Self, as we now know it from within, seems to have fascinating other worldly properties. It leads us to believe in mind body duality and the existence of a soul. And such beliefs, even if mistaken, can be highly adaptive, because they increase the value we place on our own and other' lives. Consciousness matters, Humphrey concludes with striking paradox, because it is its function to matter. It has been designed to create in human beings a Self whose live is worth pursing." -- Book Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Humphrey, N. (2006). Seeing red: a study in consciousness . Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Humphrey, Nicholas. 2006. Seeing Red: A Study in Consciousness. Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Humphrey, Nicholas. Seeing Red: A Study in Consciousness Harvard University Press, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Humphrey, Nicholas. Seeing Red: A Study in Consciousness Harvard University Press, 2006.
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