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The Invention of Consciousness

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The exploration of consciousness unfolds through a quest to understand its evolutionary history, highlighting the significance of feelings in defining self-awareness. Nicholas Humphrey delves into groundbreaking discoveries, such as blindsight in monkeys and insights into social intelligence, while tackling the "hard problem" of phenomenal consciousness. He argues that this complex experience is a recent evolutionary advancement, raising provocative questions about sentience in nonhuman animals and the broader implications for understanding consciousness across species.

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Sentience, Nicholas Humphrey

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Untertitel
The Invention of Consciousness
Sprache
Englisch
Verlag
MIT Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Einband
Paperback
Seitenzahl
256
ISBN13
9780262548311
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The exploration of consciousness unfolds through a quest to understand its evolutionary history, highlighting the significance of feelings in defining self-awareness. Nicholas Humphrey delves into groundbreaking discoveries, such as blindsight in monkeys and insights into social intelligence, while tackling the "hard problem" of phenomenal consciousness. He argues that this complex experience is a recent evolutionary advancement, raising provocative questions about sentience in nonhuman animals and the broader implications for understanding consciousness across species.