Books by Howard Selina
“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 where books by Howard Selina 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.’
