The Neural Structure of Consciousness

Joseph Mendola (University of Nebraska, Lincoln)

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Cambridge University Press
31 August 2025

Philosophy of language; Philosophy of mind; States of consciousness; Neurosciences

Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy

Consciousness is an intriguing mystery, of which standard accounts all have well-known difficulties. This book examines the central question about consciousness: that is, the question of how phenomenal features of our experience are related to physical features of our nervous system. Using the way in which we experience color as a central case, it develops a novel account of how consciousness is constituted by our neural structure, and so presents a new physicalist and internalist solution to the hard problem of phenomenal consciousness, with respect specifically to sensory qualia. The necessary background in philosophy and sensory neurophysiology is provided for the reader throughout. The book will appeal to a range of readers interested in the problems of consciousness.

By: Joseph Mendola (University of Nebraska Lincoln)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009514798
ISBN 10: 1009514792
Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
Pages: 275
Publication Date: 31 August 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Joseph Mendola is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His previous books include Goodness and Justice (Cambridge, 2006), Human Interests (2014), and Experience and Possibility (2021).