Evolution of Consciousness

Auteur: Macphail, Euan (Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of York)
Editeur: Oxford University Press
This book explores the psychology of consciousness and questions the assumption that nonverbal organisms - animals and babies - are conscious. Topics include: animal cognition; unconscious learning and perception; infantile amnesia; nature of pleasure and pain. The philosophical background is expounded, and a novel proposal, that language is necessary for consciousness, is advanced.

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This book explores the psychology of consciousness and questions the assumption that nonverbal organisms - animals and babies - are conscious. Topics include: animal cognition; unconscious learning and perception; infantile amnesia; nature of pleasure and pain. The philosophical background is expounded, and a novel proposal, that language is necessary for consciousness, is advanced.
ISBN / EAN 9780198503248
Auteur Macphail, Euan (Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of York)
Editeur Oxford University Press