Why red doesn't sound like a bell : understanding the feel of consciousness / J. Kevin O'Regan.

  • O'Regan, J. K.
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[2011], ©2011
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Publication/Creation

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2011], ©2011.

Physical description

xii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Contents

The catastrophe of the eye -- A new view of seeing -- Applying the new view of seeing -- The illusion of seeing everything -- Some contentious points -- Towards consciousness -- Types of consciousness -- Phenomenal consciousness, raw feel, and why they're hard -- Squeeze a sponge, drive a porsche : a sensorimotor account of feel -- Consciously experiencing a feel -- The sensorimotor approach to color -- Sensory substitution -- The localization of touch -- The phenomenality plot -- Consciousness.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-197) and indexes.

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    Medical Collection
    WL705 2011O74w
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  • 9780199775224
  • 0199775222