Acts of consciousness : A Social psychology standpoint
Material type: TextPublication details: UK Cambridge University Press 2014Description: 330ISBN: 9780521111249 (hardback); 9780521128544 (paperback)Subject(s): Consciousness | Social psychology | PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive PsychologyDDC classification: 302 Summary: "Drawing on compelling material from research interviews with former hostages and political prisoners, Guy Saunders reworks three classic thought experiment stories: Parfit's 'Teleporter', Nagel's 'What is it like to be a bat?' and Jackson's 'Mary the colour scientist' to form a fresh look at the study of consciousness. By examining consciousness from a social psychology perspective, Saunders develops a 'cubist psychology of consciousness' through which he challenges the accepted wisdom of mainstream approaches by arguing that people can act freely. What makes 'cubist psychology' is both the many examples taken from different viewpoints and the multiple ways of looking at the key issues of person, mind and world. This is a unique and engaging book that will appeal to students and academics in the field of consciousness studies and other readers with an interest in consciousness"--Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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BK | Kannur University Central Library Stack | Stack | 302 SAU/A (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 38813 |
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302 MAC/S Society: an introductory analysis / | 302 MAC/S Society: an introductory analysis / | 302 PER Perspectives on governance and society | 302 SAU/A Acts of consciousness : A Social psychology standpoint | 302 SHE/W why we love the way we do | 302 SOC Social psychology of communication | 302 sos Social Capital:Reaching out,Reaching In |
"Drawing on compelling material from research interviews with former hostages and political prisoners, Guy Saunders reworks three classic thought experiment stories: Parfit's 'Teleporter', Nagel's 'What is it like to be a bat?' and Jackson's 'Mary the colour scientist' to form a fresh look at the study of consciousness. By examining consciousness from a social psychology perspective, Saunders develops a 'cubist psychology of consciousness' through which he challenges the accepted wisdom of mainstream approaches by arguing that people can act freely. What makes 'cubist psychology' is both the many examples taken from different viewpoints and the multiple ways of looking at the key issues of person, mind and world. This is a unique and engaging book that will appeal to students and academics in the field of consciousness studies and other readers with an interest in consciousness"--
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