Mind Out of Matter aims to transform the way we think about consciousness and the physical world. Unlike many contemporary volumes, it develops a robust and philosophically satisfying account of the mind/body relationship without doing violence to fundamental physics. It expunges popular but ludicrous assumptions about the `in principle' capabilities of cognizers and, with the help of tools from mathematics and scientific fields, supplants flawed notions of representation, function, and mental state with objective and physically grounded alternatives. It debunks quantum theories of consciousness, constructs a simple zombie recipe, and evaluates recent research on chaotic analogue networks. This book is indispensable for readers in philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence, and for mathematicians applying complexity theory or information theory to biological cognition. Audience: General academic/university libraries, plus university departmental libraries in philosophy, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and computer science. Researchers and specialists in philosophy of mind, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, artificial life, complexity theory, and information theory. Researchers in the telecommunications industry.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer
ISBN-13
9789401061445
eBay Product ID (ePID)
178341074
Product Key Features
Author
G.R. Mulhauser
Publication Name
Mind Out of Matter: Topics in the Physical Foundations of Consciousness and Cognition
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Computer Science, Science
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
291 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
20
Item Weight
486g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
G.R. Mulhauser
Series Title
Studies in Cognitive Systems
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Country/Region of Manufacture
Netherlands
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