The Evolution of Consciousness

Representing the Present Moment

Professor Paula Droege (Pennsylvania State University, USA)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
29 June 2023

Philosophy of mind; Cognition & cognitive psychology; States of consciousness; Philosophy of science

The Evolution of Consciousness brings together interdisciplinary insights from philosophy, neuroscience, psychology and cognitive science to explain consciousness in terms of the biological function that grounds it in the physical world.

Drawing on the novel analogy of a house of cards, Paula Droege pieces together various conceptual questions and shows how they rest on each other to form a coherent, structured argument. She asserts that the mind is composed of unconscious sensory and cognitive representations, which become conscious when they are selected and coordinated into a representation of the present moment. This temporal representation theory deftly bridges the gap between mind and body by highlighting that physical systems are conscious when they can respond flexibly to actions in the present. With examples from evolution, animal cognition, introspection and the free will debate, this is a compelling and animated account of the possible explanations of consciousness, offering answers to the conceptual question of how consciousness can be considered a cognitive process.

By: Professor Paula Droege (Pennsylvania State University USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350278080
ISBN 10: 1350278084
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 29 June 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paula Droege is Teaching Professor in the Philosophy Department at Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Reviews for The Evolution of Consciousness: Representing the Present Moment

This book brings the temporal aspect of consciousness into its proper place as a central philosophical notion connected to all the big questions that make philosophy interesting for non-specialists. It also offers a new way of seeing how it all hangs together in, as Droege points out, the house of cards. * Michal Klincewicz, Assistant Professor, Tilburg University, Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, Netherlands *