''Consciousness'' is a 2009 book by
Christopher S. Hill
Christopher S. Hill (born 1942) is an American philosopher and William Herbert Perry Faunce Professor of Philosophy at Brown University.
He is known for his expertise on consciousness and philosophy of mind.
Career
Hill previously taught at t ...
, in which the author offers explanations of six forms of
consciousness
Consciousness, at its simplest, is sentience and awareness of internal and external existence. However, the lack of definitions has led to millennia of analyses, explanations and debates by philosophers, theologians, linguisticians, and scien ...
: agent consciousness, propositional consciousness, introspective consciousness, relational consciousness, phenomenal consciousness, and experiential consciousness.
Reception
The book has been reviewed by
Joseph Levine,
Fred Dretske
Frederick Irwin "Fred" Dretske (; December 9, 1932 – July 24, 2013) was an American philosopher noted for his contributions to epistemology and the philosophy of mind.
Biography
Born to Frederick and Hattie Dretske, Dretske first planned to b ...
,
Daniel Stoljar
Daniel Stoljar (born 1967) is an Australian philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University. He was the President of the Australasian Association of Philosophy (2016–2017). Stoljar is known for his works on phys ...
,
Adam Pautz, Ellen Fridland, Erhan Demircioglu and Gabriel Jucá.
References
External links
''Consciousness''
2009 non-fiction books
Cambridge University Press books
Books about consciousness
Philosophy of mind literature
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