{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-consciousness-paperback","title":"The Mystery of Consciousness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn R. Searle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has long been one of the most fundamental problems of philosophy, and it is now, John Searle writes, \"the most important problem in the biological sciences\" What is consciousness? Is my inner awareness of myself something separate from my body? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn what began as a series of essays in The New York Review of Books, John Searle evaluates the positions on consciousness of such well-known scientists and philosophers as Francis Crick, Gerald Edelman, Roger Penrose, Daniel Dennett, David Chalmers, and Israel Rosenfield. He challenges claims that the mind works like a computer, and that brain functions can be reproduced by computer programs. With a sharp eye for confusion and contradiction, he points out which avenues of current research are most likely to come up with a biological examination of how conscious states are caused by the brain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly when we understand how the brain works will we solve the mystery of consciousness, and only then will we begin to understand issues ranging from artificial intelligence to our very nature as human beings.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn R. Searle\u003c\/b\u003e is the Slusser Professor of Philosophy at \u2028the University of California, Berkeley. His most recent book is ­\u003ci\u003eMaking the Social World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u2029 (October 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 7.26 x 4.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772848046368,"sku":"9780940322066","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d8689dc0d438c3bf5b9844a4b6518731.webp?v=1780415534","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-consciousness-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}