This introductory text examines the psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience of consciousness, emphasizing the strengths of a scientific approach to studying the mind. It surveys the full range of altered states of consciousness including sleep and dreams, hypnotic and meditative states, anesthesia, and drug-induced states.
This introductory text examines the psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience of consciousness, emphasizing the strengths of a scientific approach to studying the mind. It surveys the full range of altered states of consciousness including sleep and dreams, hypnotic and meditative states, anesthesia, and drug-induced states.
Trevor A. Harley is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Dundee and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He is the author of The Psychology of Language, 4th edition (2013), Talking the Talk, 2nd edition (2017) and The Psychology of Weather (2018). He is very widely published across psychology, including papers on consciousness and dreams, and has kept a detailed dream diary for several years. He is always wondering what his poodle Beau is thinking about.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Part I. The Nature of Consciousness: 1. The Problem of Consciousness 2. The Mind-Body Problem 3. Do We Have Free Will? 4. Machine Consciousness 5. Animal Consciousness Part II. The Workings of Consciousness: 6. Looking at our Own Minds 7. Self and Identity 8. Cognition and Consciousness 9. Perception and Consciousness 10. Consciousness and the Brain Part III. Other States of Consciousness: 11. Altered States of Consciousness 12. Sleep 13. Dreams 14. Hypnosis 15. Drugs and Consciousness 16. Meditation and Transcendental Experiences 17. Parapsychology 18. Bringing it all Together Glossaries List of Abbreviations References Index.
Preface Part I. The Nature of Consciousness: 1. The Problem of Consciousness 2. The Mind-Body Problem 3. Do We Have Free Will? 4. Machine Consciousness 5. Animal Consciousness Part II. The Workings of Consciousness: 6. Looking at our Own Minds 7. Self and Identity 8. Cognition and Consciousness 9. Perception and Consciousness 10. Consciousness and the Brain Part III. Other States of Consciousness: 11. Altered States of Consciousness 12. Sleep 13. Dreams 14. Hypnosis 15. Drugs and Consciousness 16. Meditation and Transcendental Experiences 17. Parapsychology 18. Bringing it all Together Glossaries List of Abbreviations References Index.
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