Books by David Papineau
David Papineau is a Professor of the Philosophy of Science at King's College London, and from 2015 a Visiting Presidential Professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He was President of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science for 1993-5, of the Mind Association for 2009–10, and of the Aristotelian Society for 2013-4. He blogs about 'How Philosophy Can Illuminate Sport and Vice Versa'.
“It’s part of the Introducing… series that presents various topics in graphic form, a bit like a comic book. What I liked about this one is that it takes a very complex issue and shows that you do not need to be a great philosopher, or have a very deep understanding of the science, to understand why it’s a complex issue and what the fundamental questions we’re dealing with are…Despite being highly approachable, this book is a serious piece of work that gives a great overview of past and current thinking about consciousness, especially from the philosophical perspective.” Read more...
Consciousness for Beginners: the best book
David Carmel, Psychologist
Interviews with David Papineau
The best books on Philosophy and Sport, recommended by David Papineau
Sport can offer insights into philosophy and life in general, argues the philosophy professor and sports enthusiast David Papineau. He chooses the best books on philosophy and sport.
Interviews where books by David Papineau were recommended
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Introducing Consciousness: A Graphic Guide
by David Papineau & Howard Selina -
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Detecting Awareness in the Vegetative State
by Adam Owen et al -
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Selective Attention Test
by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons -
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Failure to Detect Mismatches Between Intention and Outcome in a Simple Decision Task
by Petter Johansson et al -
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Synecdoche, New York
by Charlie Kaufman
Consciousness for Beginners: the best book, articles and one movie, recommended by David Carmel
Consciousness for Beginners: the best book, articles and one movie, recommended by David Carmel
What is consciousness? Can we measure it? Cognitive neuroscientist David Carmel introduces some of the philosophical and scientific complexities of identifying what was formerly known as the ‘soul.’
