Consciousness inside and out: phenomenology, neuroscience, and the nature of experience

摘要

This wonderful book deals with a variety of issues related to our thought and perception about consciousness; philosophical issues pertaining to the mind are addressed within the domain of neuroscience. The aim is to invite both philosophers and scientists into a rigorous dialogue about consciousness. The chapters vary from issues that are epis-temic (our knowledge of something) to those that are ontic (what is actual). For instance, we begin with Part 1, "First-Person Data and the Science of Consciousness," chapter 2, "Epistemology or Phenomenology?" where "unicepts" are introduced as the basic building blocks of cognition and empirical beliefs. In contrast, we have "The Ontology of Audition," Part 7, which argues that sound can be directly perceived only by hearing, though it can be indirectly perceived by seeing or feeling (for example, wind).