Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Consciousness

From Descartes and Cartesian mind-body dualism in the 17th century though to 21st-century concerns about artificial intelligence programming, The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Consciousness presents a compelling history and up-to-date overview of this burgeoning subject area.

Acknowledging that many of the original concepts of consciousness studies are found in writings of past thinkers...