Minimal Selfhood and the Origins of Consciousness
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- The aim of the book is to ground the logical origins of consciousness in what I have previously called the ‘minimal self’. The idea is that elementary forms of consciousness are logically dependent not, as is commonly assumed, on ownership of an anatomical brain or nervous system, but on the intrinsic reflexivity that defines minimal selfhood. The book seeks to trace the logical pathway by which minimal selfhood gives rise to the possible appearance of consciousness. It is argued that in specific circumstances it thus makes sense to ascribeThe aim of the book is to ground the logical origins of consciousness in what I have previously called the ‘minimal self’. The idea is that elementary forms of consciousness are logically dependent not, as is commonly assumed, on ownership of an anatomical brain or nervous system, but on the intrinsic reflexivity that defines minimal selfhood. The book seeks to trace the logical pathway by which minimal selfhood gives rise to the possible appearance of consciousness. It is argued that in specific circumstances it thus makes sense to ascribe elementary consciousness to certain predatory single-celled organisms such as amoebae and dinoflagellates as well as to some of the simpler animals. Such an argument involves establishing exactly what those specific circumstances are and determining how elementary consciousness differs in nature and scope from its more complex manifestations.…
- In Minimal Selfhood and the Origins of Consciousness, R.D.V. Glasgow seeks to ground the logical roots of consciousness in what he has previously called the 'minimal self'. The idea is that elementary forms of consciousness are logically dependent not, as is commonly assumed, on ownership of an anatomical brain or nervous system, but on the intrinsic reflexivity that defines minimal selfhood. The aim of the book is to trace the logical pathway by which minimal selfhood gives rise to the possible appearance of consciousness. It is argued that inIn Minimal Selfhood and the Origins of Consciousness, R.D.V. Glasgow seeks to ground the logical roots of consciousness in what he has previously called the 'minimal self'. The idea is that elementary forms of consciousness are logically dependent not, as is commonly assumed, on ownership of an anatomical brain or nervous system, but on the intrinsic reflexivity that defines minimal selfhood. The aim of the book is to trace the logical pathway by which minimal selfhood gives rise to the possible appearance of consciousness. It is argued that in specific circumstances it thus makes sense to ascribe elementary consciousness to certain predatory single-celled organisms such as amoebae and dinoflagellates as well as to some of the simpler animals. Such an argument involves establishing exactly what those specific circumstances are and determining how elementary consciousness differs in nature and scope from its more complex manifestations.…
Autor(en): | Rupert GlasgowORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-157470 |
Dokumentart: | Buch |
Institute der Universität: | Graduate Schools / Graduate School of the Humanities |
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: | Englisch |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
Auflage: | 1. Auflage |
Verlag: | Würzburg University Press |
Verlagsort: | Würzburg |
ISBN: | 978-3-95826-078-8 (Print) |
ISBN: | 978-3-95826-079-5 (Online) |
Seitenangabe: | 260 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-079-5 |
Allgemeine fachliche Zuordnung (DDC-Klassifikation): | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 10 Philosophie / 100 Philosophie und Psychologie |
5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie | |
Normierte Schlagworte (GND): | Selbst; Bewusstsein; Logik |
Freie Schlagwort(e): | consciousness; self |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 17.07.2018 |
Anmerkungen: | Parallel erschienen als Druckausgabe in Würzburg University Press, ISBN 978-3-95826-078-8, 28,90 EUR. |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | CC BY-SA: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung, Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0 International |