Philosophical History and the Problem of Consciousness

Paul M. Livingston

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Author
Paul M. Livingston
Publish Date
2004-07-26
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
294
Publisher Name
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521838207
ISBN-13
9780521838207
citemno
066527
Edition
Annotated
SKU
9780521838207

Description

The problem of explaining consciousness today depends on the meaning of language: the ordinary language of consciousness in which we define and express our sensations, thoughts, dreams and memories. Paul Livingston argues that this contemporary problem arises from a quest that developed over the twentieth century, and that historical analysis provides new resources for understanding and resolving it. Accordingly, Livingston traces the application of characteristic practices of analytic philosophy to problems about the relationship of experience to linguistic meaning.