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Colin McGinn (, Department of Philosophy, Rutgers University, New Jersey)

Consciousness and its Objects

Colin McGinn (, Department of Philosophy, Rutgers University, New Jersey)

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English
Oxford University Press
25 April 2004
Philosophy of mind; Conscious & unconscious
Colin McGinn presents his latest work on consciousness in ten interlinked essays, four of them previously unpublished.

He extends and deepens his controversial solution to the mind-body problem, defending the view that consciousness is both ontologically unproblematic and epistemologically impenetrable.

He also investigates the basis of our knowledge that there is a mind-body problem, and the bearing of this on attempted solutions.

McGinn goes on to discuss the status of first-person authority, the possibility of atomism with respect to consciousness, extreme dualism, and the role of non-existent objects in constituting intentionality.

He argues that traditional claims about our knowledge of our own mind and of the external world can be inverted; that atomism about the conscious mind might turn out to be true; that dualism is more credible the more extreme it is; and that all intentionality involves non-existent objects. These are all surprising positions, but he contends that what the philosophy of mind needs now is 'methodological radicalism' - a willingness to consider new and seemingly extravagant ideas.
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Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 211mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   413g
ISBN:   9780199267606
ISBN 10:   019926760X
Pages:   264
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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