Introduction to Contemporary Consciousness Science

Author: Zeng Xiangyang
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Consciousness science is a burgeoning emerging interdisciplinary field that has flourished since the 1990s. Currently, scientists and philosophers from many countries are actively conducting research on consciousness, forming an international interdisciplinary research boom in consciousness science. A new scientific competition to unravel the mystery of consciousness is quietly underway. This book is divided into three parts and eleven chapters, conducting in-depth research around the history and current state of consciousness science research, representative research programs in contemporary consciousness science, and the worldview and methodology of consciousness science. It comprehensively reveals the overall status and recent advances in the field of contemporary consciousness science, focusing on analyzing the main research programs and hypotheses in this field, and proposing a general perspective and views on the worldview and methodology of consciousness science research. Each chapter is relatively independent yet closely interconnected, forming a three-dimensional panoramic view of contemporary consciousness science. This book is suitable for researchers in consciousness science, philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science to read and reference.