The Phenomenological Mind

Shaun Gallagher, Dan Zahavi

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Published: 2012

Pages: 271

The Phenomenological Mind is the first book to properly introduce fundamental questions about the mind from the perspective of phenomenology. Key questions and topics covered include:

  • - what is phenomenology?
  • - naturalizing phenomenology and the cognitive sciences
  • - phenomenology and consciousness
  • - consciousness and self-consciousness
  • - time and consciousness
  • - intentionality
  • - the embodied mind
  • - action
  • - knowledge of other minds
  • - situated and extended minds
  • - phenomenology and personal identity.

This second edition includes a new preface, and revised and improved chapters. Also included are helpful features such as chapter summaries, guides to further reading, and a glossary, making The Phenomenological Mind an ideal introduction to key concepts in phenomenology, cognitive science and philosophy of mind.

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